mistrustful
Example Sentences
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Such incidents have left many Americans mistrustful of weather apps as a whole, and desperate for viable alternatives.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 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
The incident left her deeply protective of her art, and mistrustful of sharing it with others.
From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
When he sought to set up his company’s flagship inn in the predominantly Arab northern Israeli town of Nazareth in 2005, the structure’s Palestinian owners were at first deeply mistrustful.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 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
