be dubious
Example Sentences
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That led him to be dubious of some depictions of a more polished Jamestown with smooth-cut planks.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024
Claims that Charles Tuberville was a tank commander were also determined to be dubious as his tombstone lists his highest rank as technician fifth grade, a designation that indicated technical skills but not combat leadership.
From Salon • Jul. 26, 2023
The critics had good reason to be dubious.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2022
I want to tell my partner, but I know his reaction will be dubious at best.
From Slate • Sep. 1, 2020
And proportionably, in whatever degree the previously common hypothesis is shown to be dubious, in that degree are the disputations shown to be possibly unreal.
From Thoughts on Religion by Gore, Charles