suspect

Example Sentences

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A common interpretation of not proven was that the jury suspected the accused was guilty, but felt the prosecution had failed to prove the charge beyond reasonable doubt.

From BBC

Georgios hopes to keep working through the fossil reptile collections soon, where he suspects other undiscovered species may still be waiting.

From Science Daily

Finnish police have detained a vessel suspected of damaging an undersea telecoms cable running from Helsinki to Estonia across the Gulf of Finland.

From BBC

They also simultaneously announced the arrest of a 29-year-old man whom they suspected of setting the initial fire on New Year’s Eve.

From Los Angeles Times

"We captured 125 Daesh suspects in simultaneous operations carried out in 25 provinces this morning," Ali Yerlikaya said, using the Arabic acronym for IS.

From Barron's