under a cloud of suspicion
idiom
: believed by others to have done something wrong
The company remains under a cloud of suspicion.
Examples of under a cloud of suspicion in a Sentence
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In the past week, seven horses died, one trainer and his horse were kicked off the grounds by regulators under a cloud of suspicion and four other Derby horses were declared out of the race.
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Joe Drape, New York Times, 7 May 2023
Terry continued to live under a cloud of suspicion in the community.
—Jennifer Terker, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2022
In the capital, political instability continues as Prime Minister Ariel Henry himself is now under a cloud of suspicion in the assassination of Moïse.
—Deepa Fernandes, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Sep. 2021
While her family lived under a cloud of suspicion for years, the case has never been solved.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2023
The pair raised a family while living under a cloud of suspicion and years of FBI surveillance and intimidation.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2023
An acquittal for Paul could have placed Cook under a cloud of suspicion, and permanently muddied the question of culpability in Mallory Beach’s death.
—James Lasdun, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2023
The man had died in 1975 under a cloud of suspicion and was never cleared.
—Jesse Fink, SPIN, 12 Jan. 2023
Held under a cloud of suspicion and mistrust, the Games reflect, and in some cases exacerbate, the widening divisions between China and the United States and its allies on the global stage, while doing little to improve China’s reputation.
—Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2022
Joe Drape, New York Times, 7 May 2023
Terry continued to live under a cloud of suspicion in the community.
—Jennifer Terker, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2022
In the capital, political instability continues as Prime Minister Ariel Henry himself is now under a cloud of suspicion in the assassination of Moïse.
—Deepa Fernandes, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Sep. 2021
While her family lived under a cloud of suspicion for years, the case has never been solved.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2023
The pair raised a family while living under a cloud of suspicion and years of FBI surveillance and intimidation.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2023
An acquittal for Paul could have placed Cook under a cloud of suspicion, and permanently muddied the question of culpability in Mallory Beach’s death.
—James Lasdun, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2023
The man had died in 1975 under a cloud of suspicion and was never cleared.
—Jesse Fink, SPIN, 12 Jan. 2023
Held under a cloud of suspicion and mistrust, the Games reflect, and in some cases exacerbate, the widening divisions between China and the United States and its allies on the global stage, while doing little to improve China’s reputation.
—Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2022
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