distrustful
Example Sentences
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Given a stated subset of Ms. Kanakia’s intended audience—people who, like her wife, are distrustful of Great Books altogether—the benignness of her take may well be warranted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 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
My distrustful and selfish brother was named as the executor of my late parents’ estate.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 30, 2026
She also noted a lack of public health outreach to communities that have been hesitant or distrustful of vaccines.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2025
Alfred swept and reswept the dark wooden floor just to keep moving, his head down, avoiding the Epsteins' sad, distrustful looks.
From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
