How to Use suspicion in a Sentence

suspicion

noun
  • There has long been a suspicion that the painting is a fake.
  • I thought the water might be making us sick, and my suspicions were confirmed by the lab tests.
  • The note aroused her suspicions that he was having an affair.
  • I have my suspicions about his motives.
  • The new policies are regarded by many with suspicion.
  • His story has raised some suspicion.
  • I have a sneaking suspicion that those cookies aren't really homemade.
  • Right now, there is broad suspicion that the fix is in.
    — Mark Lamster architecture Critic, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
  • There's a sense of suspicion that comes from that.
    — Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Death is no longer a suspicion.
    — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
  • Police said there is no suspicion of foul play at this time.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • There is no suspicion of foul play at this time, police said.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • My suspicion is that there are many more unknowns here.
    — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 17 June 2026
  • Joy’s suspicion of Koko is valid.
    — Jihan Forbes, Allure, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Don't rely on the same email, text or call that raised suspicion in the first place.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • This was done so as not to have a pocket that could open up suspicion of robbery.
    — Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2023
  • There were suspicions that he was kidnapped.
    — Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Those who flew came to be considered more a part of the crew and were met with less suspicion.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Over time, empathy can go away and suspicion takes its place.
    — Eli Thompson, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2025
  • But suspicion softens when someone hands you a plate of food.
    — Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 8 Mar. 2026
  • By the end credits, that suspicion has turned to outright fear.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2023
  • The data backs up their suspicions.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • And that fuels suspicions of bias.
    — Annelise Riles, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Doing so might even earn suspicion.
    — Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Cite a rumor, cast suspicion, try to catch the other cast member in a lie.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2026
  • If suspicions can run like that, a compliment surely can go very far.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Too, the suspicion that it could not be done again, that the ability to pull it off had been mislaid.
    — Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Bennington said there is no suspicion of arson at this time.
    — ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Loeb has also been voicing his suspicions about the comet's orbit.
    — Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
  • And their suspicions might not be unfounded.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 15 May 2026

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