Example Sentences
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History is a useful reminder that a royal scandal is a convenient tool for an unpopular and beleaguered political class, a mistrusted army of newspaper hacks, and a disgruntled public, desperate for a plausible villain.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
USC insisted that complaints be first processed under the university’s internal Title IX office — which many students said they mistrusted due to delays and other deficiencies.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2023
Involving the Shin Bet, which is deeply mistrusted by Palestinian citizens, is another sign of the tone deafness, critics say.
From Washington Times • Jun. 18, 2023
Dr Mahathir, the first Malaysian leader not to be educated in Britain, mistrusted Western influence.
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2022
He did not truly feel good because the pain from the cord across his back had almost passed pain and gone into a dullness that he mistrusted.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
