distrusted

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

"The trouble is I was spoilt. I was exceptionally lucky that I was the individual he distrusted least," said Mr Smythe, now 83.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2025

He distrusted law enforcement and didn’t want to be an informant, he said.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2025

I’ve spent a lot of time thinking and writing about how such a reliable form of birth control can be so distrusted by many who use it.

From Slate • Aug. 23, 2024

Adams suspected that Hamilton, whom he had formerly distrusted and now utterly loathed, saw himself as an American Napoleon, poised to declare martial law and present himself as the available savior.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis