How to Use under suspicion in a Sentence
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Santana was booked into jail under suspicion of felony child abuse charges.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 13 July 2023
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That's why Netanyahu is under suspicion of trying to scuttle the second stage of the ceasefire next month.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
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She was taken into custody under suspicion of murder, per the release.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
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And there is Lea (Lucy Boynton), the rosy sister of a cadet who later comes under suspicion.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 Dec. 2022
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Third day was deciding which employees were under suspicion and isolating / ring fencing them, etc.
—Betsy Atkins, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
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The state police union has sued to block the release of the names of the troopers under suspicion until the investigations conclude.
—Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2023
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Bascombe is the one who arrests Jamie Miller (Cooper) under suspicion of murder.
—Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
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Chase’s wife was being held under suspicion of abandonment/concealment of a dead body and tampering with evidence.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., The Arizona Republic, 24 July 2023
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But within a few hours of Patricia's death, Renard found himself under suspicion for murder.
—Natalie Morales, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2025
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Both are under suspicion of professional negligence in relation to the crowd crush resulting in deaths and injuries.
—Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 6 Dec. 2022
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In other words, Luft has been under suspicion and investigation for some time, and the government came down on him before even the midterm elections.
—Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 14 July 2023
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In this town besieged by armadillos, anything with a passing similarity to the armored nemesis is under suspicion.
—Oliver Milman, Wired, 20 Nov. 2021
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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
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In Weapons, Garner plays a small-town elementary school teacher who is under suspicion when 17 of her students go missing one night.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Seven current top-tier referees and 15 assistants are under suspicion.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
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The recall is connected to pineapple provided by a third-party supplier, and any frozen fruits that may have come in contact—even if pineapple was not included in the blend—are under suspicion.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 23 June 2023
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But despite those efforts, Yushchyk’s church has fallen under suspicion from Ukrainian authorities.
—Matt Bradley, NBC News, 6 Jan. 2023
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The driver of the second vehicle, a 32-year-old woman, is under suspicion of driving while intoxicated.
—Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 16 May 2023
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Britney's reunion with her two sons comes just weeks after she was arrested on March 4 under suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026
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Singh, of Yuba City, was arrested at the scene under suspicion of DUI, officials said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2025
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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
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The other driver, who had a green light at the time of the crash, was initially arrested under suspicion of driving while intoxicated but wasn't charged, police said Thursday.
—Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2024
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There, agents informed him that he was being placed in custody under suspicion of being associated with the Tren de Aragua gang, according to his family.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
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Although immediately under suspicion by the police, Johnson was never charged.
—Colleen Halpin, ABC News, 10 Mar. 2023
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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
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Then, Bascombe and his team go barreling in another room, rousing Jamie awake and informing him he’s being arrested under suspicion of murder.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Mar. 2025
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On Wall Street, big losses hit companies under suspicion of getting undercut by AI-powered rivals.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
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The Copyright Office’s rule will also create an incentive for digital artists to lie about how their work is created, which in turn will put all digital artwork under suspicion.
—Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 22 Sep. 2023
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The agents seized two young men, one from Bangladesh and one from Algeria, under suspicion of working in the United Kingdom without authorization.
—Michael Clemens and Justin Sandefur, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2013
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Freedom Mustafa provided the number, despite having arrested people under suspicion of domestic violence in the past. Zhahir Mustafa called the victim 14 times during the three-day period he was not supposed to contact her and tried persuading her to drop the charges against him.
—Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2021
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