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

After more than a decade of Nazi ascendance, the party and the barons who would bail them out still distrusted one another.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2025

"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

If the campus distrusted Dr. Shafik two months ago, the relationship is now approaching estrangement.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2024

This was the first manifestation of what I came to learn was bedrock Jesse ideology: He distrusted almost all authority and bureaucracy.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz