paranoid

Example Sentences

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"He obviously wants to be careful that people can't necessarily track him down. It shows someone who's paranoid about his personal safety – from germs or assassination attempts," says Fiona Hill.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

But their tentative affair is secondary to the complex bond between Ali and Jersey, whose troubled connection with Davis helps Ali understand why her mother is so paranoid about her romantic choices.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

As the old joke has it, you’re not paranoid if someone is really following you.

From Slate • May 9, 2026

He led Intel to unimaginable heights, wrote management texts and coined the mantra “only the paranoid survive.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

I was twitchy and paranoid, bad enough at interacting with other people that my parents hired a tutor so that I only had to go to school on days I felt up to it.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs