look sceptically
Frequency: 6.21.8 per million words
to observe or view with doubt
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Examples (10)
- She looked sceptically at his grand claims, unconvinced by his confidence.
- The committee members looked sceptically at the new proposal, questioning its feasibility.
- He couldn't help but look sceptically at the magician's seemingly impossible trick.
- Why do you always look sceptically at my innovative ideas?
- After hearing the dubious news, everyone looked sceptically at the unreliable source.
- The experienced investor looked sceptically at the startup's overly optimistic financial projections.
- Even after the detailed explanation, she still looked sceptically at the presented evidence.
- "Don't look so sceptically," he urged, "it might actually work this time."
- The weary audience looked sceptically at the politician's familiar and unfulfilled promises.
- If you look sceptically at every new opportunity, you'll surely miss out on potential success.