an impression that something might be the case; "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong"
Used in a Sentence
suspicion
How to use suspicion in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for suspicion.
Editorial note
He did this to confirm, privately, his suspicion that the PTO could not handle the field of electronics.
Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
an impression that something might be the case; "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of suspicion gathered in one view.
doubt about someone's honesty
the state of being suspected; "he tried to shield me from suspicion"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for suspicion.
noun
an impression that something might be the case; "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong"
noun
doubt about someone's honesty
noun
the state of being suspected; "he tried to shield me from suspicion"
noun
being of a suspicious nature; "his suspiciousness destroyed his marriage"
See also: suspiciousness
Example sentences
He did this to confirm, privately, his suspicion that the PTO could not handle the field of electronics.
So no one draws suspicion by asserting their privacy with an envelope.
There is no trial, no charge, and no suspicion, just a decision to kill and an attack, wherever the target may be.
If a nonconformist tried to assert his privacy by using an envelope for his mail, it would draw suspicion.
My suspicion is that the added complexity for when you need raw speed isn't common enough to be in the standard library.
Police should indeed wear these cameras, and any interaction that occurs off camera should be viewed by courts with suspicion.
Request title change to 'Chinese contractor fired on suspicion by Republican senator'.
One suspicion I've always have is that high frequency radio waves can induce microcurrents in supercoiled DNA.
For those of you who were not at the bar and don't understand this in-joke, Ogaki's finest have detained me multiple times on suspicion of stealing my own bicycle.
This affords me the luxury of being a contradictory whine even if I come late to the party!Can anyone confirm or deny my suspicion here?
The only base for that is "he's for prop 8, so he must be despicable person, so he's evil, so we have reasonable suspicion he would hate us because that's what evil people do".
The fact that this happened on both the App store, and Google Play almost simultaneously raises the suspicion that one of the less reputable competitors lodged some kind of complaint.
At the risk of being a bit rude, it's worth noting that he doesn't bother with all Desktops, just Mac, which causes further suspicion that this is really just a rationalization piece and not about performance.
Analogously, it would be nice if everyone routinely used encryption for all their email, innocent or not, so that no one drew suspicion by asserting their email privacy with encryption.
It's possible that they already had some suspicion of DPR's identity, and managed to bug his computers or otherwise track his activity well enough to figure out what systems he was logging into.
So basically police raided and closed off post office and now they feel entitled to hold and read throuh all letters and all the security deposits of random people because they have a valid suspicion that some of them contain cd's with copied music?
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use suspicion in a sentence?
He did this to confirm, privately, his suspicion that the PTO could not handle the field of electronics.
What does suspicion mean?
an impression that something might be the case; "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong"
What part of speech is suspicion?
suspicion is commonly used as noun.