put/have little faith in

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: to believe that (someone or something) does not deserve to be trusted

I put/have little faith in politicians.

Examples of put/have little faith in in a Sentence

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Irvine Mayor Larry Agran — and, frankly, many others, including yours truly — have little faith in the federal government’s ability to find a permanent home for commercial nuclear waste. — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 2 Oct. 2025

While international media, barred by Israel from entering Gaza, have relied on Palestinian journalists, many Israelis have little faith in their reporting. — Emily Rose, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025

But Panthers coach Dave Canales and his staff seemed to have little faith in Pineiro’s leg strength. — Joseph Person, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025

Judging from the betting line movement on his UFC 298 matchup against Merab Dvalishvili, the folks wagering on this fight have little faith in Henry Cejudo. — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024

The government appears to have little faith in its domestic vaccines but has refused to approve better foreign jabs for local distribution, probably for nationalistic reasons. — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 28 Nov. 2022

Having seen the crushing of Hong Kong’s democracy movement, residents like Wang and his friends in Hualien have little faith in Beijing’s promises of autonomy under a similar two-systems arrangement. — Lily Kuo, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2022

The people who run these scrappy organizations have little faith in the government’s pledge to provide reliable grid power to all Indians. — IEEE Spectrum, 23 Feb. 2016