seem dubious
Frequency: 7.518.2 per million words
to give the impression of being doubtful
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Examples (10)
- His explanation for being late seemed a bit dubious.
- The company's sudden surge in profits seemed dubious to the investigators.
- The whole deal seemed morally dubious.
- The results of the experiment seem dubious without further verification.
- To be honest, her excuse has always seemed dubious to me.
- If the offer seems dubious, it's probably best to walk away.
- The politician's promise seemed increasingly dubious as the campaign went on.
- Doesn't his alibi seem a little dubious to you?
- The claim that he could cure any disease seemed highly dubious.
- The source of the information seemed dubious, so we decided not to publish the story.