suspicion
Example Sentences
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Jackie said suspicion of police watching him made him leave.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
If a recipe offered a shortcut, I generally regarded it with suspicion.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
Duchamp’s Readymades, serially reproduced, appear throughout MoMA’s retrospective—the first in the U.S. since 1973—which works strenuously to dispel any suspicion that he was a one-trick provocateur.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
The latest example came on Thursday when the EU kickstarted a probe into Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com's bid for major German electronics retail group Ceconomy on suspicion it was boosted by state subsidies.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
“Do you mean to tell me, friend John, that you have no suspicion as to what poor Lucy died of; not after all the hints given, not only by events, but by me?”
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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