distrustful
Example Sentences
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We should neither be wholly distrustful of expertise nor subservient to it without critical challenge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The last five years have come at a cost to Angharad, who experienced nightmares and still feels angry and distrustful of others.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Americans have grown distrustful of artificial intelligence and worry it will eventually take their jobs.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026
Everybody has felt heartbreak or confusion or duped or confused or distrustful of their own intuition and all of that stuff.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
He didn’t seem bothered by Elinor’s distrustful gaze.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
