mistrustful
Example Sentences
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The anti-Assad forces were splintered, mutually mistrustful and prone to looting; the areas they controlled descended into anarchy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
In no small part, Kirk helped fashion the world in which we now find ourselves: Divided, angry, mistrustful of our neighbors and their motives, and at the very least, increasingly violent in rhetoric.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2025
Growing mistrustful, Yeon-kyung said she and her mother began secretly recording conversations with Kwang-mo and Mr. Ha in 2022.
From New York Times ● Dec. 18, 2023
Even foreign governments mistrustful of Haftar have put aside political misgivings or fears over Libya's rampant corruption, to directly engage in a region he controls.
From Reuters ● Sep. 14, 2023
Casting a mistrustful glance at me, Emma whispered something in Miss Peregrine’s ear.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
