How to use "dubious" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "dubious" in popular movie and book plots

  • Eugenia is with her boyfriend, but he seems uninterested in her and appears to be involved in dubious business affairs.  - Nostalghia
  • Odo is dubious of Croden's stories until Croden shows him a necklace with a stone that changes shape.  - Vortex (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
  • Ambassador Soval is dubious of Archer's temporal war argument, and tries to dissuade him from venturing into this dangerous section of space.  - The Expanse (Star Trek: Enterprise episode)
  • Lily increasingly turns to alcohol and picks up dubious men to relieve the pressure of graduate school.  - The Devil Wears Prada (novel)
  • On his way to be married, he met an attractive but obviously dubious young woman, and rashly decided to have a last fling with her.  - The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
  • Satterthwaite is more dubious of the tales she tells of her adventures in diplomatic intrigues.  - The Mysterious Mr Quin
  • Madame Alvarez, though dubious at first, agrees to let Gigi train around the clock to prepare for Gaston's return.  - Gigi (1958 film)
  • This Paramore does, at his house, and Julia, dubious but flattered, accepts him before the others arrive.  - The Philanderer
  • The device takes the player to the year 1304, where the hero has the chance to rescue a damsel in distress from dubious monks.  - Future Wars
  • Several dubious colleges offer the pair scholarships, but none of them are appealing.  - How High
  • President and sentenced to death based upon dubious forensic evidence.  - Death of a President (2006 film)
  • episodes 101, 107), and governmental abuse for morally dubious purposes (episode 113).  - Space: Above and Beyond
  • On the way, they hear about the dubious reputation of their new landlord.  - The Vicar of Wakefield
  • She insists that he keep it as a rather dubious gift, wishes him good luck when it hatches, and leaves.  - Seussical
  • His greatest ally and his greatest adversary is Clorinde Balbi, an Italian woman of dubious background and devious intent.  - Son Excellence Eugène Rougon
  • Hours before Sheridan's return, Garibaldi is rescued and returned to the station, in rather dubious circumstances.  - Babylon 5

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