distrust

Example Sentences

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"The more that people see AI content, the less able that they are to discern fact from fiction, then the more likely they're going to be to distrust real content," said McDermott Rees.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

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

What playmates he had withdrew from him and never returned, disposed, as they were, to distrust all strangers, especially one who had already deceived them by pretending to be someone they had known for years.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller