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.
• The cops are suspicious and tell Walt and Henry to stick around.
  — Sandra Dallas, The Denver Post, 7 June 2024
• One of the first on the scene, Harry is suspicious of the accident.
  — Oline H. Cogdill, sun-sentinel.com, 3 Apr. 2022
• Voters who chose no, on the other hand, were suspicious of the A.L.U. or didn’t want to pay dues.
  — The New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2022
• The car didn’t stand out as suspicious, neighbors said.
  — oregonlive, 19 Sep. 2022
• Police were alerted to the suspicious bag a few hours later around 8:00 a.m. and were able to trace the blood trail back to Gaal's home.
  — Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 22 Apr. 2022
• 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.
  — Jesús Marrero Suárez, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Mar. 2023
• The duo claimed to have permission from the owners of the business, but due to the hour, the officers were suspicious.
  — cleveland, 1 Feb. 2023
• This is not the first time rockets have crashed into the Moon—and that’s partly why this one is suspicious.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 1 July 2022
• 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.
  — Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2022
• These posts are now seen as suspicious and a way to seek engagement.
  — Allie Volpe, Vox, 13 Aug. 2024
• The suspicious person identified by a sniper team was not the Abbey Gate bomber.
  — Matt Seyler, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2024
• The Cannes press office confirmed that there was a suspicious package found on the street but not inside the Palais.
  — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 May 2024
• Not much else is known about the upcoming reboot but be on the lookout for any and all suspicious wigs.
  — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2024
• At this time, police said the death did not appear suspicious.
  — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2024
• If the mammograms were flagged as suspicious, women were asked to come back for more tests.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2023
• With a suspicious mind, Hall says Andre went to work to solve this tattoo mystery.
  — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2023
• Her husband spotted the shirt and became suspicious, causing the man to flee.
  — Edgar Sandoval, New York Times, 7 June 2024
• Jeremy is very suspicious of Danielle, and upon hearing that, Bob runs to tell her right away.
  — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
• Layla was very suspicious of this law when it was proposed.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 14 June 2022
• That's why a suspicious sighting has become a big deal.
  — Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2024
• The first fire raged late Friday and early Saturday and was deemed to be suspicious.
  — Fox News, 13 June 2022
• Outside of court, Iredale told the Union-Tribune that the timing of the audit in November 2018 was suspicious.
  — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2023
• Kudrow played Lucia, Bill's protective best friend who's quite suspicious of Dedee.
  — Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2025
• This is one reason why events of recent years have gained the attention of the world's government as Baltic Sea cables have been repeatedly cut under suspicious circumstances – especially around Finland and Sweden.
  — David Szondy, New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2025