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

I’ve spent a lot of time thinking and writing about how such a reliable form of birth control can be so distrusted by many who use it.

From Slate • Aug. 23, 2024

“I know the bull that charges and the serpent that stings” could only mean that she distrusted Americans, and that this mistrust had come from experience.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago