distrusted

Example Sentences

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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

He had been quite right to say that he, the only person on Gethen who trusted me, was the only Gethenian I distrusted.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin