distrust

Example Sentences

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“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

It will be the first state visit by a U.S. president to China in nearly a decade, and it comes at a moment of deepening distrust between the two countries over trade, technology and Taiwan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

As they talked, I listened for what was underneath their distrust of the political process.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

Everyone hates the Girl Boss, but female founders really were underresourced, and female ambition really was treated with disdain and distrust.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Something very sinister happens to the people of a country when they begin to distrust their own reactions as deeply as they do here, and become as joyless as they have become.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin