How to Use untrustworthy in a Sentence

untrustworthy

adjective

• My mom has always been very untrustworthy of the world and the people around her.
  — Teen Vogue, 14 Aug. 2019
• To avert one’s gaze can be a sign of shyness or that a person is untrustworthy.
  — Anna Pulley, chicagotribune.com, 11 Oct. 2021
• The river was too untrustworthy to be a showplace for rich men’s homes.
  — Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2022
• How did these bots get so creepy, so nasty, so untrustworthy?
  — A.o. Scott, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2023
• Tori’s still seen by most as untrustworthy, and Chanelle Howard spent the episode on the outside looking in as alliances formed around her.
  — al, 13 Apr. 2022
• Maybe that’s what reads as untrustworthy in shorties, their lack of trust in not being stomped.
  — Soraya Roberts, Longreads, 15 June 2019
• There is this sense that experts are untrustworthy, and have agendas that aren’t aligned with the people.
  — Sheera Frenkel, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Mar. 2020
• The poker community is a small world, and if a site is untrustworthy, the word soon spreads.
  — Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2024
• There’s a preacher who prays a lot but is kind of untrustworthy and scared of everything.
  — Michael Harriot, The Root, 22 Oct. 2017
• Maybe the handles are loose and untrustworthy, or years of use have created weird hotspots that force you to cook all your food on one half of the pan only.
  — Samantha Gordon, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2017
• The future with an untrustworthy person is not an easy one.
  — Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, 2 Feb. 2017
• The kind of show where the Chinese scientist is a bit robotic and the Russian crew member is more than a tad untrustworthy.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2020
• That person proved to be untrustworthy and posted footage of what in the moment was private and sacred.
  — Sydney Scott, Essence.com, 10 May 2018
• But that does not mean FIFA, the sport’s often untrustworthy governing body, is on the wrong path.
  — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 17 June 2018
• For Minecraft users, that means steering clear of unknown servers or untrustworthy users.
  — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 9 Dec. 2021
• That could prove to be much more the case if it's believed that Trump is untrustworthy as commander-in-chief, a question the poll clearly raised doubts about.
  — Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 6 Sep. 2017
• When filmmakers are untrustworthy, a sarcastic rom-com like Fly Me to the Moon can’t be fun.
  — Armond White, National Review, 17 July 2024
• All sorts of unsavory, untrustworthy dudes appear in her songs, most of which she co-writes.
  — Dan Deluca, Philly.com, 30 June 2018
• This is where the untrustworthy Dominion machine flipped 6000 votes from Trump to Biden.
  — Mica Soellner, Washington Examiner, 6 Dec. 2020
• At the very least, the kerfuffle is a reminder that until a few months ago, Mr Kim was seen as untrustworthy and belligerent.
  — The Economist, 16 May 2018
• Be wary and don’t click on untrustworthy messages from unknown senders.
  — Rhett Power, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2021
• That's because the games would need to come out the front door, and Tom lives on 200 acres, roughly one of which is between his driveway and the aforementioned door—up a short flight of untrustworthy steps.
  — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 25 June 2023
• At a handful of debates, Ms. Collins sought to portray Ms. Ardern as untrustworthy, more shine than steady leader.
  — New York Times, 17 Oct. 2020
• The Good News: Avoid those who are untrustworthy and reveal a person’s secrets without a second thought.
  — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 11 July 2022
• So, basically, the moment Tyler arrived on the scene, Lorca went from untrustworthy to out-and-out bad buy.
  — Annalee Newitz, Ars Technica, 23 Oct. 2017
• On the other hand, just because Kyland showed signs of being a little untrustworthy, doesn't mean repeat the act!
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2021
• In his last novel, Bill laments that journalists are craven and untrustworthy.
  — Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2021
• McGee was in and out of the rotation all season and proved too untrustworthy for a consistent place in Steve Kerr’s rotation.
  — Ben Ladner, SI.com, 10 June 2018
• Those who are untrusting tend to be untrustworthy; those who are fearful should rightly be feared.
  — Meghan O'Gieblyn, Wired, 7 Feb. 2022
• These allies may turn out to be untrustworthy, however.
  — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024