conspiratorial
Example Sentences
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At the clinic, appointments with Marrero could be strangely conspiratorial, patients said.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026
The trouble with most theories about conspiratorial schemes—the weird ones of 4chan and the specious ones of the faculty lounges—is that they arise from motivated reasoning.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
Then he smiled, this conspiratorial grown-up smile that made the backstage fluorescents feel warmer.
From Salon • Nov. 23, 2025
He speaks with the same measured warmth as ever — that deep, lilting rumble that can shift from conspiratorial murmur to amused growl in a heartbeat — but he sometimes loses a name mid-thought.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025
“I would suggest that we investigate,” Ignatius said, his voice a conspiratorial whisper.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
