distrust

One of its early poems read: “Oh, panic not to this docile juice / Finally, few of my jackets did distrust the goose.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Others ignore sound advice, distrust it or never seek it, making less successful choices despite knowing the risks.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

Climaxing in a tense court case that hinges on what constitutes a slap, “Fjord” explores clashing cultures and mutual distrust, leaving us unsure how to feel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

“It’s part of a larger distrust of institutions in society.”

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

He wore a hunting shirt and a look of discontent; his girl was perhaps sixteen, and regarded us with distrust.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

“While we are necessarily moving forward together because of our mutual dependence, each side distrusts the other side’s long-term intentions,” he told me.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

As a result, the public distrusts the court system and holds the judicial profession in low regard.

From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2025

Suweida's predominantly Druze community follows a secretive, unique faith derived from Shia Islam, and distrusts the current jihadist-led government in Damascus.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2025

The team predicted that if robots can move alongside humans in a synchronised way it would build trust -- and conversely, that if a user distrusts a robot, the co-movement will be disrupted.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2024

Unless a group of little girls chanted some especially clever riddle, my mother, who distrusts people with public concerns, braggarts, went over to the quiet older girls with the dignified bows.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

Greenspan was considered a “maestro” who read the economy by feel and distrusted mechanical rules.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

David embraced aristocratic country life and distrusted outsiders; Sydney enjoyed London, music and company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

Frost told the high court she distrusted friends at the time but now "100%" believes that stories about her were obtained by hacking her voicemails.

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026

After more than a decade of Nazi ascendance, the party and the barons who would bail them out still distrusted one another.

From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2025

The colonel had never liked the chaplain and now he loathed and distrusted him.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

"More than half experienced physical symptoms including difficulty sleeping, headaches or excessive tiredness, while nearly two thirds reported behavioural changes such as distrusting others or hyper vigilance," Halkon said.

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026

They’re initially suspicious and distrusting of each other.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026

As a colleague he could be distrusting and wary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025

But distrusting the Fed and abandoning the dollar are completely different moves.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2025

Like she was sad that her son seemed so angry, so distrusting.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds