How to use suspicion in a sentence

Examples of suspicion by meaning

More sentences with suspicion

• The announcement in the newspaper was a confirmation of my suspicions.From the entry confirmation
• Suspicions should have been raised when the company was named OPM Leasing.From the entry OPM
• I have the sneaking suspicion that he has already taken a decision about this.From the entry sneaking suspicion
• Even the chief of police is not above suspicion.From the entry above
• The finger of suspicion pointed clearly at the hotel manager.From the entry finger
• Smugglers operating secretly so as not to excite suspicion.From the entry excite
• He looked upon his young ward's beau with guardianly suspicion.From the entry guardianly
• But she was unable to quash the nagging suspicion that Donald Trump has something to hide.2025 September 9, David Smith, “The president doth protest too much: Trump’s denial on Epstein is backfiring”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry Catherine wheel
• A single thought tamped her outrage: the chance that Meredith wasn't alone in her suspicions.2013, Kristina McMorris, The Pieces We Keep. From the entry tamp
• Naturally enough, no government has actually admitted to operating a numbers station, but the suspicion is there.2012, Ripley's Believe It Or Not! (compiler), Ripley's Unbelievable Stories For Guys. From the entry numbers station
• PCPG might entail an acquaintance who shares your suspicion that there is something otherworldly about you.2012, Joseph P. Laycock, “'We are Spirits of Another Sort': Ontological Rebellion and Religious Dimensions of the Otherkin Community”, in…. From the entry PCPG
• Under these laws, the police can stop anyone under ‘reasonable’ suspicion that they could commit a crime.2008, Simon Assaf, “London mayor elections: Ken and Boris launch a war on young people”, in Socialist Worker, UK, retrieved 20 Aug 2013. From the entry stop-and-search
• Two Iraqi men drove through the city streets of Anah, Iraq, when their suspicions were aroused.2007 Dec. 18, Billy Hall, "Brothers in Arms", Marines.mil. From the entry Anah
• Berkeley's theory of the creature's permanent inexistence in God evoked a suspicion of pantheism.2005, Louis Dupre, The Enlightenment and the Intellectual Foundations of Modern Culture, →ISBN, page 303. From the entry inexistence
• Artists should always view contracts referring to overcall recordings with care, if not outright suspicion.2005, Richard Schulenberg, Legal Aspects of the Music Industry: An Insider's View, page 47. From the entry overcall
• With few exceptions, such as the Roulin family, he was treated with suspicion.2004, Derek Fell, Van Gogh's Women: His Love Affair and His Journey into Madness, New York, N.Y.: Carroll & Graf Publishers, →ISBN, page 123. From the entry Arlesian
• The general suspicion of businesspeople within the population also extends to the bureaucracy and reinforces obstructivism.2003, Katherine Blue Carroll, Business as Usual?: Economic Reform in Jordan, page 212. From the entry obstructivism
• Mocking all hermeneutics of suspicion, the enigmatic superminority image of Asian Americans persists.2002, E. San Juan Jr., Racism and Cultural Studies, →ISBN. From the entry superminority
• Handwriting adds a personal touch and allays suspicion that you cut and pasted a breakup.txt file.2000, Lynn Harris, Breakup Girl to the Rescue!: A Superhero’s Guide to Love, and Lack Thereof, Back Bay Books, →ISBN, page 16. From the entry penpersonship
• Read literally, he simply ruled that a cop made a bad collar, a stop-and-search without "reasonable suspicion."1996 April 5, "The Baer Truth: It Was A Shameless Judicial Cave-in, New York Daily News (retrieved 20 August 2013). From the entry stop-and-search
• A major component of jealousy, for many people, is the suspicion or resentment of the rival.1992, Ayala Malach Pines, “Romantic Jealousy in Open Relationships”, in Romantic Jealousy: Causes, Symptoms, Cures, New York, N.Y.…. From the entry compersion
• And even I, yawning boredly to avoid suspicion, sneaked an occasional peek.1981 May, William Childress, “Conversation”, in Friends, volume 38, number 5, page 29. From the entry diaper shot
• I have a lingering suspicion that you are 17 stone and lock for Tarankai.1980, Ken Berry, chapter 14, in First Offender, Auckland: Collins, page 117. From the entry lock
• He looked at his wife’s body with suspicion and his own with infuriate guilt.1951, William Styron, chapter 2, in Lie Down in Darkness, Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, page 51. From the entry infuriate
• At present they have pitched their suspicions on a German visitor staying at Cliffhurst.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards…. From the entry pitch
• "Wife, I've a grave suspicion!" said Mahony, and took her by the chin.1917, Henry Handel Richardson, chapter III, in Australia Felix, part III. From the entry head in the clouds
• I had a suspicion that Stephanie's native ingenuity rather fizzled there.1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados. From the entry fizzle
• Cannot you prove your suspicions to be either false or true ?1912, The Boys Own Annual Vol 35, page 214. From the entry warlight
• She made her innocent bow, and retired without a suspicion that she had been an embarrassment.1907, “Mark Twain's Fables of Man”, in John S. Tuckey, editor, Little Nelly Tells a Story Out of Her Own Head, University of California…. From the entry get a grip
• These suspicions are justified; IE Studies has served racist political projects within and beyond the academy since it began.2025 December 12, Tom Hercules Davies, “Horses, Wheels, Languages: Greek, Mesopotamian and Indic Epic on the Eurasian Steppe”, in The…. From the entry ie
• Often, Gill said, Zinn was arrested on suspicion of trespassing.2025 September 10, Paighten Harkins and Sean P. Means, “George Zinn, arrested on suspicion of obstruction after Charlie Kirk shooting, is…. From the entry Zinn
• Yang, who said she uses Mounjaro herself, has her suspicions.2025 April 29, Tammy LaGorce, “How Ozempic Is Shaping Weddings”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry GLP-1
• Tokyo should swallow some of its suspicions and move more quickly to rebuild frayed ties with South Korea.2022 July 1, The Japan Times Editorial Board, “Groundbreaking NATO summit means work for Japan”, in The Japan Times, archived from the…. From the entry Tokyo
• “I have a suspicion that someone is trying to recategorize my generosity to ex-girlfriends as something more untoward,” Gaetz said.2021 April 8, Gail Collins, quoting Matt Gaetz, “Here’s … Matt Gaetz”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry untoward
• He was sympathetic with my suspicions, but he was glad that he hadn't been responsible for this particular effort at elucidation.2016, Michael Z. Lewin, The Silent Salesman. From the entry elucidated

Meaning of suspicion

1. noun The act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong.
2. noun The condition of being suspected.
3. noun Uncertainty, doubt.

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Questions about suspicion in a sentence

How do you use suspicion in a sentence?

Suspicion is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The announcement in the newspaper was a confirmation of my suspicions.”

What is a short sentence with suspicion?

“a suspicion of a smile”

What does suspicion mean?

Suspicion means the act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong.