be dubious
Example Sentences
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They value their assets infrequently, in the shadows, rather than in the daily sunlight of public markets—and even insiders concede those valuations can be dubious.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
That led him to be dubious of some depictions of a more polished Jamestown with smooth-cut planks.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2024
The critics had good reason to be dubious.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2022
“There is only one similar shirt in a museum collection,” Mr. Gorman said, “and I believe that to be dubious too.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2021
It was a momentous occasion—the opening of the season; a brilliant audience, diamond-glinting and decollete; an audience familiar with the value of Tiffany tiaras, but inclined to be dubious about Berlin laurels.
From Stars of the Opera by Mabel Wagnalls
