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

Our Journal correspondent Yoko Kubota, who recently left the country after eight years, reflects on how a distrust of foreigners has come to permeate everyday life in China.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

The back-and-forth fosters confusion but also distrust, she said: "It further perpetuates the myth of like, the sketchy abortion doctor in the back alley."

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

It becomes noisier, more error-prone, and easier to distrust.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

Peter eyed Cole with distrust, still refusing to eat.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen