distrust

Example Sentences

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There’s also a distrust that anything agreed upon at the summit will stick.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

It becomes noisier, more error-prone, and easier to distrust.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

“Given the distrust that we have in this country right now with the federal government, it would not be wise to do that,” Weber said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

It will be the first state visit by a U.S. president to China in nearly a decade, and it comes at a moment of deepening distrust between the two countries over trade, technology and Taiwan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

These studies indicate that the biggest problem the black community may face today is not “shamelessness” but rather the severe isolation, distrust, and alienation created by mass incarceration.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander