distrusting

Example Sentences

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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

"It's no wonder she just ended up distrusting normal institutions - because clearly, something broke within her at some point," she said.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025

Maybe something had happened with him, something that made her sad and distrusting of haints.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland