suspicious

Example Sentences

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They’re initially suspicious and distrusting of each other.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

During the operation in the Complexo da Mare, a large complex of favelas in the north of the city, a dog named Hulk indicated there was something suspicious under an abandoned water tank.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Even one senator from Biya's party described the process as "suspicious".

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Is it possible that what looks very suspicious to you and me is sloppiness somehow?

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

One, younger and more gung ho about his job, was determined to check on something he thought was suspicious.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti