suspicious

Example Sentences

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She told the inquest it was impossible to establish the exact sequence of events, but ruled out any suspicious circumstances or the involvement of a third party.

From BBC

Still, he says, JPMorgan doesn’t debank people for political or religious reasons, only when accounts create legal or regulatory risk – especially given bank reporting requirements around suspicious financial activity.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I was suspicious when you told me you ate books for lunch—right after you didn’t go into the cafeteria. But that seemed like a huge coincidence. Then you told me about your phone.”

From Literature

Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut said he would introduce legislation to ban the practice, citing a post on X alleging that six insiders may have reaped $1.2 million in profit from suspicious trades.

From MarketWatch

Am I not supposed to be doing that or why are you questioning me about this?’ and they were like ‘Oh, no, it just seems suspicious,’” Ojeda recounted.

From Los Angeles Times