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How to Use "Suspect" with Example Sentences
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suspect
(adj):
guilty; not innocent
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Used with adverbs:
"
Her behavior was
extremely
suspect
at the crime scene.
"
(extremely, highly, very)
"
His attitude was
deeply
suspect
after the accident.
"
(deeply, fairly, quite, really)
"
He is becoming
increasingly
suspect
since the robberies.
"
(increasingly)
"
Her reasons are
a little
suspect
for wanting to help us.
"
(a little, slightly, somewhat, a bit)
Used with verbs:
"
He
seems
a little
suspect
to me.
"
(seems, looks)
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suspect
(n):
someone who may have committed a crime or wrongdoing
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Used with adjectives:
"
He is the
prime
suspect
in her murder.
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(prime, chief, main, primary, number one)
"
She would be the
obvious
suspect
in the theft case.
"
(obvious, likely, logical)
Used with verbs:
"
The police
identified
the murder
suspect
.
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(identified, named)
"
The
suspect
was captured
at his home.
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(be + captured, be + arrested, be + apprehended, be + caught)
"
The police
interrogated
the
suspect
for many hours.
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(interrogated, interviewed, questioned)
"
The
suspect
was charged
with the murder.
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(be + charged)
"
The robbery
suspect
was released
after posting bail.
"
(be + released, be + let go)
Used with prepositions:
"
He is a
suspect
in
the thefts.
"
(in)
"
She is a
suspect
for
the double murders.
"
(for)
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suspect
(v):
to think something may be true; to think someone is guilty of a crime or wrongdoing
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Used with adverbs:
"
She
strongly
suspects
that her co-worker is stealing money from the company.
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(strongly)
"
I
always
suspected
he was capable of bad things.
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(always)
"
She
immediately
suspected
her husband of cheating.
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(immediately, instantly)
"
They
wrongly
suspected
him of committing the crime.
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(wrongly, rightly)
Used with verbs:
"
I
am beginning
to
suspect
something is wrong.
"
(be + beginning, be + starting)
"
Do you
have reason
to
suspect
she is stealing?
"
(have reason)
Used with prepositions:
"
He was
suspected
of
committing murder.
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(of)
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