How to Use skeptical in a Sentence

skeptical

adjective
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  • She's highly skeptical of the researchers' claims.
  • He says he can win, but I remain skeptical.
  • When I said I'd finished my homework early, Mom looked skeptical.
  • Even so, there’s some reason to be skeptical of the threat.
    — Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Some members of the group were skeptical that an employee of the old guard could be a reformer.
    — Noam Scheiber, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2023
  • But the new crop of antitrust crusaders has run up against the U.S. court system, where some judges have been skeptical of the new approach.
    — Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Some experts are skeptical whether Bitcoin can say the same.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 10 Jan. 2024
  • But there are good reasons to be skeptical of these claims by default.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The Supreme Court’s conservatives have cast a skeptical eye on the bureau.
    — David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
  • What's your response to those who are still skeptical and doubting?
    — Abc News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Things can and often do go wrong in Austin, however, so no one would be blamed for being skeptical of the team's chances.
    — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Those who had watched the homicide case languish for so long remained skeptical.
    — John L. Smith, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Experts are skeptical that more men will visit the brick-and-mortar Bath & Body Works stores often found in malls.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 8 June 2023
  • Believe it or not, skeptical Michiganders, that's the sun.
    — Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The job now belongs to the voters, who are rightly skeptical of partisans stripping them of that choice.
    — The Editors, National Review, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The destruction from Israeli bombing near the crossing has left him skeptical that Rafah will open any time soon.
    — Anna Schecter, NBC News, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Initially skeptical of the off-the-wall premise, Gad quickly fell for the script’s irreverent ethos.
    — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2023
  • And don't let the lower visitor numbers fool you — the park boasts natural wonders that can wow even the most skeptical.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2023
  • Stern was initially skeptical when the young organizer, just a few years out of college, asked him to meet.
    — Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2023
  • But Huq and other legal scholars were skeptical of this view.
    — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2023
  • It was seen as a way to woo rural Republicans skeptical of ESAs.
    — Allie Morris, Dallas News, 11 May 2023
  • Whether that would make voters skeptical of those two ballot measures remains to be seen.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2023
  • In the run-up, the U.S. spent months warning skeptical allies that an invasion was imminent.
    — Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Young was skeptical that Jones or anyone else could be much use in giving King speechwriting tips.
    — Timothy Bella, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The same message appeared on Nightmare Forge’s X/Twitter account, where users were skeptical of the response.
    — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2024
  • There were signs at the oral arguments that even some of the conservatives were skeptical of those arguments.
    — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 5 June 2023
  • Shane McMurray, founder of the Wedding Report, is skeptical of a big gap year in engagements.
    — Jason Karaian, New York Times, 9 June 2023
  • In fact, the three liberal appointees on the high court along with three conservative justices appeared skeptical about the claims as well.
    — Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Some in the community were skeptical about the newcomers.
    — Allie Weintraub, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2023
  • And because the mission may not be a UN one, skeptical Israelis may be reassured of its utility.
    — Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2023

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