How to Use suspect in a Sentence

suspect

1 of 2 noun
  • The prime suspect for the food poisoning is the potato salad.
  • She is a possible suspect in connection with the kidnapping.
  • One suspect has been arrested.
  • One of the suspects picked up a knife.
    — Megan Cassidy, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
  • No suspects have been named in the case.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Where has the suspect been all this time?
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 29 May 2026
  • Both suspects then fled the scene.
    — Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • What were the suspects charged with?
    — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Once on the ground, the suspects did not back off.
    — FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The suspect was not in the car when it was found.
    — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 14 June 2026
  • The suspect then hit the man on the back of the head.
    — Megan Cassidy, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The suspect then sits down in the chair and scoots away.
    — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 2 May 2026
  • At least two of the suspects then brought out guns and opened fire.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2023
  • There are still no suspects and there has been no proof of life.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The name of the suspect has not yet been released.
    — Mike Toole, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • The suspect's body can be seen on the ground at the end of the short video.
    — Mason Leath, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The suspect is now being held in the same jail.
    — Connor Greene, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
  • After this, one of the suspects fired a shot.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 June 2026
  • One of the suspects then shot the victim in the left thigh.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
  • The two suspects who had been jailed were released.
    — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Comeaux said the suspect displayed a firearm but did not fire it.
    — Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 14 Mar. 2026
  • One suspect tried to light a device.
    — Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
  • One of the suspects was trying to set fire to it with a lighter.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The suspect then fled the scene, police said.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 16 May 2026
  • The suspect’s name has not yet been released.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2025
  • His lawyers say that the suspect in this case is now on a suicide watch.
    — NBC news, 3 May 2026
  • The suspect hit speeds as high as 110 mph.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 9 May 2026
  • None of the suspects were ever charged.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Two deputies fired their weapons, striking the suspect.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Mar. 2026
  • No arrests have been made as cops press their search for the three suspects.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026

suspect

2 of 2 verb
  • I suspect it will rain.
  • I suspect she's not who she says she is.
  • The fire chief suspects arson.
  • The police do not suspect murder in this case.
  • I suspected his motives in giving me the money.
  • I have reason to suspect her sincerity when she makes promises like that.
  • The latest research confirms what scientists have long suspected.
  • He's suspected in four burglaries.
  • Call the doctor immediately if you suspect you've been infected.
  • Police do not suspect foul play at this time.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • No foul play is suspected, the post says.
    — Arkansas Online, 16 May 2026
  • And people suspect there's still more to come.
    — Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News, 11 June 2026
  • Foul play is suspected, but not at first.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2026
  • That isn’t what at least some of us suspected would be the case.
    — John Shipley, Twin Cities, 22 May 2026
  • Police do not suspect foul play.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Police do not suspect foul play.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Police do not suspect foul play.
    — ABC News, 21 June 2026
  • Foul play isn’t suspected, deputies said.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Lightning is suspected to be the cause of the fire.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • No one will suspect that this citrus cake started with a box of cake mix.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene, and no foul play was suspected.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
  • To that end, other people may know or suspect but try to put that out of your mind.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026
  • To that end, other people may know or suspect, but try to put that out of your mind.
    — Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2026
  • If root rot is suspected, trim any mushy or brown roots, and repot the plant in fresh soil.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
  • No one has reason to suspect this figure on the horse riding away.
    — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
  • No foul play is suspected, police said.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 19 June 2026
  • Police said foul play is not suspected.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Who is suspected in the church shooting?
    — Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Israel suspects Khamenei was wounded at the start of the war.
    — Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • There was no motive or suspect at this time, the sheriff's office said.
    — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2024

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