How to Use suspicious in a Sentence
suspicious
adjective
- He found a suspicious lump on his back and was afraid it might be cancer.
- Suspicious characters were seen hanging around the bank.
- His manner made me suspicious.
- Officials are suspicious about her death.
- The suspicious vehicle was reported to police.
- We were instructed to report any suspicious activity in the neighborhood.
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The cops are suspicious and tell Walt and Henry to stick around.
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Sandra Dallas,
The Denver Post,
7 June 2024
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The car didn’t stand out as suspicious, neighbors said.
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oregonlive,
19 Sep. 2022
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No one was injured in the blaze and the fire is not believed to be suspicious, Grace Munns, a city spokesperson, said in an e-mail to the Globe.
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Jesús Marrero Suárez,
BostonGlobe.com,
18 Mar. 2023
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The duo claimed to have permission from the owners of the business, but due to the hour, the officers were suspicious.
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cleveland,
1 Feb. 2023
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This is not the first time rockets have crashed into the Moon—and that’s partly why this one is suspicious.
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Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
1 July 2022
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The cause of the fire is still unknown, but the department said in its news release that the death and the fire do not appear to be suspicious.
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Drew Dawson,
Journal Sentinel,
5 July 2022
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These posts are now seen as suspicious and a way to seek engagement.
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Allie Volpe,
Vox,
13 Aug. 2024
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The suspicious person identified by a sniper team was not the Abbey Gate bomber.
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Matt Seyler,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2024
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The Cannes press office confirmed that there was a suspicious package found on the street but not inside the Palais.
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Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
18 May 2024
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Not much else is known about the upcoming reboot but be on the lookout for any and all suspicious wigs.
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Lester Fabian Brathwaite,
EW.com,
11 Apr. 2024
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At this time, police said the death did not appear suspicious.
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Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
10 Jan. 2024
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If the mammograms were flagged as suspicious, women were asked to come back for more tests.
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BostonGlobe.com,
2 Aug. 2023
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With a suspicious mind, Hall says Andre went to work to solve this tattoo mystery.
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Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
9 Dec. 2023
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Her husband spotted the shirt and became suspicious, causing the man to flee.
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Edgar Sandoval,
New York Times,
7 June 2024
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Layla was very suspicious of this law when it was proposed.
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Laura Johnston,
cleveland,
14 June 2022
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That's why a suspicious sighting has become a big deal.
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Frank Vaisvilas,
Journal Sentinel,
14 Oct. 2024
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The first fire raged late Friday and early Saturday and was deemed to be suspicious.
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Fox News,
13 June 2022
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Outside of court, Iredale told the Union-Tribune that the timing of the audit in November 2018 was suspicious.
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Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Sep. 2023
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For the record, Earn was right to be suspicious, as there are no Rally’s locations in Georgia.
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Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
22 Sep. 2022
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Jerry is highly suspicious of these two men who know his name.
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Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
20 Dec. 2024
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The first lead French police had was a suspicious black car that was seen in the early hours of Monday morning circling the No Address.
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Aurelie Corinthios,
Peoplemag,
14 Aug. 2023
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This time, Brown was suspicious, but DeGeneres had something else up her sleeve.
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Christi Carrasstaff Writer,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2022
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But this was thousands of miles away, and this Talib, marooned in a frontier outpost, was suspicious.
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Azam Ahmed,
New York Times,
28 Dec. 2024
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As the myth surrounding the high-profile oncologist grew, so did the trail of patient harm and suspicious deaths.
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ProPublica,
26 Dec. 2024
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