conspiratorial

Example Sentences

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“I just had this fantasy,” she says with a slightly conspiratorial air.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

The trouble with most theories about conspiratorial schemes—the weird ones of 4chan and the specious ones of the faculty lounges—is that they arise from motivated reasoning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

In that scenario, you need an agency led by people who respond to crises with reason and levelheadedness in order to mitigate conspiratorial thinking.

From Slate • Dec. 16, 2025

Then he smiled, this conspiratorial grown-up smile that made the backstage fluorescents feel warmer.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2025

“You can only have it for a minute,” Serena Joy says, her voice low and conspiratorial.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood