dubious
Example Sentences
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Many parents emerged dubious that school officials always knew best, and they were concerned their children were behind, regardless of their grades.
The HHS website will in effect crowd-source investigations that can flag dubious or suspicious spending.
Aunt Melissa gives me a dubious look but returns to her walnuts.
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Others came to sell a story through somewhat more dubious means.
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There also has been a flood of new listings on U.S. stock exchanges in recent years—mostly on Nasdaq—by obscure overseas companies with dubious financial prospects.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.