“Acton's medical contemporaries, for instance, were skeptical about his claims.”

“She was a naturally skeptical woman, but I was pleased to see that she seemed to admire the machine.”

“The fact that Browne followed Lushington on the Corbett trail to Norwich is evidence that the author of the Religio was infected by the playful yet serious and skeptical wit of his tutor.”

“To the more sceptical listener, some of his musings may seem a little woolly.”

“Environmentalists who have studied the effects of river pollution are sceptical of claims that all wildlife is killed off.”

“I was sceptical about how much difference these things would make or how quickly, but what the hey, I thought, it's worth trying.”