overly suspicious

Example Sentences

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I’m sometimes overly suspicious, especially when we’re dealing with hetero-to-heteroflexible cis men.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2021

American movies are so very good at violence that we can be overly suspicious of onscreen love, embarrassed by our sniffles and sobs.

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2020

Encinia was trained to be overly suspicious and was “terrified” of Bland, Gladwell says — apparently taking the officer’s statements at face value.

From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2019

It’s not overly suspicious, or cold, or unforgiving, for you to remember the wrongs your mother has committed in the past, even as she presently makes an attempt to move in a better direction.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2018

While the Republicans blushed, California Democrat James Gorman said: "I must confess that when the venerable gentleman from Virginia espouses a voting rights bill, my overly suspicious nature raises questions."

From Time Magazine Archive