suspicion

Example Sentences

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Antonov was detained in western France last December on suspicion of fraud, following a European arrest warrant from Lithuania.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

On Thursday, it said there were another two MPs under suspicion.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Priestley was initially arrested on suspicion of fraud before being released pending further inquiries.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

"There is a significant suspicion, but it is for the investigation to determine."

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

While hardly an earthshaking question, it had symbolic significance because of the obsessive American suspicion of monarchy, which haunted all conversations about the powers of the presidency under the recently ratified Constitution.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis