Example Sentences
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The threat to actually suspend State Farm’s license and its authority to write policies has been viewed skeptically by some, given its roughly 20% market share of the state’s home insurance market.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
And though his passion is food — and mine is scrutinizing it skeptically — I forgive him, because the show has become a minor obsession.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
While some more skeptically minded clergy do not enjoy discussing demonic possession, each diocese is supposed to have a designated exorcist.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026
"Our expectations were simply following along with that consensus, but once we sampled the hyoid and saw features that strongly indicated maturity, we knew that we had to examine that idea more skeptically."
From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 2026
Kathy leaned back, though there was nothing to lean back into, and she crossed her arms skeptically.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
