mistrusts
- present tense form of mistrust (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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On the contrary, he mistrusts them, scorning even the praise heaped upon him.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
Johann Scholtz, European bank analyst at Morningstar, mistrusts the earnings expectations.
From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025
Intelligence officials say that Moscow was initially hesitant to reach out to Tehran, whose leaders it mistrusts and whose nuclear ambitions it has consistently opposed.
From Washington Post • Aug. 24, 2022
The fisherman mistrusts her motive and gains enlightenment when she tells him there is no deceit in heaven.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2016
But he mistrusts your clever aunt—who might indeed try tricks to interfere.
From Where the Pavement Ends by Russell, John
