How to Use paranoid in a Sentence

paranoid

adjective
  • She's a little paranoid about her job.
  • I guess I was just being paranoid.
  • It's nothing more than a paranoid fantasy.
  • Maybe the ‘fine is not fine,’ and its good to be paranoid.
    Norman Anderson, Forbes, 19 May 2021
  • But who doesn’t look at the state of the world these days and get a little paranoid?
    Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2020
  • The laptop was a gift to the paranoid and the disingenuous.
    Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2022
  • But the paranoid president is not the type to take chances.
    The Economist, 7 Nov. 2020
  • For all its paranoid style, QAnon has played right along.
    Whitney Phillips, Wired, 24 Sep. 2020
  • Now there will be up to 15 suspects in one game to be paranoid about.
    Jevon Phillips, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2021
  • The question turns on just how paranoid the philosopher was.
    Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2020
  • The drugs are meant to quell the type of paranoid delusions that may have fueled last year’s crash.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024
  • If this is the thinking, then Biden and his team have reason to be paranoid.
    James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Feb. 2023
  • Tap or click for signs you’re being stalked and not just paranoid.
    Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 15 May 2022
  • Here’s how to know if you’re being stalked or are just paranoid.
    Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2022
  • This one is not super deep; Ethan proved in Episode 6 to be quite paranoid.
    Evan Romano, Men's Health, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The episode marked the beginning of Shakur’s paranoid descent.
    Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Truly paranoid users will want to change passwords just to be on the safe side.
    Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 20 Oct. 2020
  • The cause for the internment was said to be paranoid psychosis.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Tap or click for signs whether you’re being watched or just paranoid.
    Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2021
  • Are the bugs real or the product of Chef’s obsessed, paranoid mind?
    Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Soon, a throat has been slit, the death setting off a paranoid and dangerous chain of events.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2022
  • The father of two is always on edge, paranoid and angry.
    Maya Rao Star Tribune Staff, Star Tribune, 30 Jan. 2021
  • The man and his wife said Howze was acting strange, had a blank stare on his face and was making paranoid statements.
    Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2023
  • The most paranoid scene features Michael Lonsdale, who died last month.
    Chris Hewitt, Star Tribune, 7 Oct. 2020
  • The paranoid one refuses to come in our house if the anti has been there in the previous 24 hours.
    Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 10 Nov. 2021
  • But some of the lucky winners became paranoid when driving the electric cars.
    Reuters, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2023
  • As for Abbott, his paranoid style may be the secret to his success, Cook said.
    Robert T. Garrett, Dallas News, 26 May 2021
  • In order to save the world, the dads are asked to make the ultimate sacrifice in this paranoid thriller based on the 2018 novel The Cabin at the End of the World.
    Shannon Carlin, Time, 16 Dec. 2022
  • People are super paranoid about it at one point and walking around with their masks off the next.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Gossip can backfire, especially in the workplace where rumors could weaken trust and create a more paranoid culture.
    Lindsey Leake, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024

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