skeptic

Example Sentences

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Thus in 1776, even Thomas Paine, a religious skeptic, drew from the Bible to make his famous case for American Independence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Evy is the skeptic who dismisses the noises as either an online hoax or bad plumbing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

But that doesn’t make him an AI skeptic, either.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

Famed for predicting the housing market crash and a vocal skeptic of the AI boom, Michael Burry is now invoking one of the world’s most famous investors to add gravitas to his argument.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 12, 2026

One policy alone can’t save the world, the skeptic might respond.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander