under suspicion

idiom

: thought possibly guilty of a crime or of doing something wrong : suspected

He is under suspicion of selling illegal drugs.

Examples of under suspicion in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Last February, soldiers ransacked Eid’s home and, on finding his life savings in cash, turned him over to the police under suspicion of selling guns or drugs. —Ben Ehrenreich, Harpers Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025

Several of Netanyahu’s cronies and aides remain under suspicion of involvement in such a scheme and are waiting for the prosecutors to decide on indictments. —Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 6 Feb. 2019

Innovative murder-mystery comedy The Afterparty sees a group of ex-classmates under suspicion for the murder of an old friend. —Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025

Las week, Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act as the basis for the deportation of hundreds of Venezuelan citizens under suspicion of their membership with the gang. —Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for under suspicion

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