distrusted

Example Sentences

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David embraced aristocratic country life and distrusted outsiders; Sydney enjoyed London, music and company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

"The trouble is I was spoilt. I was exceptionally lucky that I was the individual he distrusted least," said Mr Smythe, now 83.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2025

He distrusted law enforcement and didn’t want to be an informant, he said.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2025

The silver lining of all of this inaction for McCarthy, at least, has been an opportunity to take a swipe at Scalise, whom he has long distrusted.

From Slate • Jun. 7, 2023

And the passion with which we loved the Lord was a measure of how deeply we feared and distrusted and, in the end, hated almost all strangers, always, and avoided and despised ourselves.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin