suspicious

Example Sentences

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They’re initially suspicious and distrusting of each other.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

During the operation in the Complexo da Mare, a large complex of favelas in the north of the city, a dog named Hulk indicated there was something suspicious under an abandoned water tank.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Your grandmother’s will should have been filed in probate court and can be examined for anything suspicious.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Bowes added: "I am keen to speak to anyone who was in the Kennerleigh Avenue area in the early hours of this morning, or anyone who may have seen any suspicious activity in the vicinity."

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Autumn hesitates, as if suspicious of Ama’s intentions.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer