distrustful
Example Sentences
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The Saudis are also building close relations with Qatar -- which remains distrustful of the UAE since the blockade -- recently signing off on a high-speed rail link.
From Barron's
I gave Miss Lawton a distrustful look, then hurled the silly hat onto the rocking chair.
From Literature
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Psychologist Jean Twenge’s generational studies show that we are now more detached from communal life and more distrustful of each other.
Ms. McGarr, who teaches at University of Wisconsin-Madison, is often acerbic about her subjects but notes that they were “awash in patriotic fervor at the same time that they were distrustful and cynical.”
She also noted a lack of public health outreach to communities that have been hesitant or distrustful of vaccines.
From BBC
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