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

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

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2025

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

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2024

It was Sir Alf Ramsey who said he "distrusted a genius who didn't possess a sweat on his brow".

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2024

Evil had been seen and heard there, sorrow had been known; the Elves feared and distrusted the world outside: wolves were howling on the wood’s borders: but on the land of Lórien no shadow lay.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien