How to Use suspect in a Sentence

suspect

1 of 2 noun
  • The prime suspect for the food poisoning is the potato salad.
  • She is a possible suspect in connection with the kidnapping.
  • One suspect has been arrested.
  • During the melee, the suspect grabbed Wali, threw him to the ground and punched him in the head.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
  • At least two of the suspects then brought out guns and opened fire.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The suspects forced the man to open the door to his home and ransacked the place, before fleeing the scene with cash.
    Bradford Betz, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Police have not shared how large the group of suspects is.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 14 Oct. 2023
  • Armed with the photo, police quickly found the suspect in the area.
    The Indianapolis Star, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Because the stand was locked to the tree, the suspect used a chainsaw to try and take the whole kit and caboodle.
    Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The suspect pursued him and fired on him again at the entrance to RaceTrac.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 7 Sep. 2023
  • He has not been named a suspect or charged in Rucker's death.
    Pilar Arias, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2023
  • The firearms, Waters said, did not belong to the suspect's parents.
    NBC News, 27 Aug. 2023
  • The officer fired his weapon again to stop the suspect and attempt to save the child’s life, police said.
    Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Inside the garage, the suspects went through another car.
    cleveland, 3 Aug. 2023
  • More weapons were recovered at the suspect's home, Wrigley said.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 21 July 2023
  • The detectives identified the 31-year-old man as the suspect.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Ben’s colleague Loretta (Meryl Streep) is the prime suspect.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Jail records spell the suspect’s name as Velasquez-Anicua.
    Bslovic, oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2023
  • There’s no information on what led to the fight and shooting or the identity of the suspects.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The other two, a mother and her child, were parked in a vehicle when the suspect smashed the windows, police said.
    Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2023
  • The suspect struck a 14-year-old boy and a 44-year-old male, neither of whom were involved in the original fight, police said.
    Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Seven suspects in his killing were later found dead in prison.
    Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The video then cuts to inside the shop, which shows the male suspect leaning over a table and stealing one display's worth of clothing.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2023
  • The suspect drove the victim 450 miles back to his Oregon home and raped her during the trip back, according to the affidavit.
    Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The suspect's vehicle was stopped on Loop 101 near Bell Road, police said.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 22 July 2023
  • In the years following the murders, new theories and suspects emerged.
    Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
  • The suspect’s father called the Clay County Sheriff’s Office at 1:53 p.m., the sheriff said.
    Eric Levenson, CNN, 27 Aug. 2023
  • The suspect then got on top of his father and choked him while covering his mouth to prevent him from breathing.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Police have not named any suspects in the shooting, and no arrests were reported as of early Sunday.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Affidavit details information leading to suspects arrests and their connection to Butler and Kelley.
    Josh Dulaney, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
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suspect

2 of 2 verb
  • I suspect it will rain.
  • I suspect she's not who she says she is.
  • The fire chief suspects arson.
  • The police do not suspect murder in this case.
  • I suspected his motives in giving me the money.
  • I have reason to suspect her sincerity when she makes promises like that.
  • The latest research confirms what scientists have long suspected.
  • He's suspected in four burglaries.
  • Call the doctor immediately if you suspect you've been infected.
  • Melin had suspected Ukraine’s EV boom would end with the war.
    WIRED, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The clues initially led Clausen to suspect the map had been drawn around 1420.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023
  • In the release, KBI said there is no foul play suspected in Collins’ death.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Wilder died during the struggle and was never charged with any of the dozens of crimes of which he was suspected.
    Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2023
  • No one has reason to suspect this figure on the horse riding away.
    Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Santos told Dateline that the police do not suspect foul play in Juan’s case.
    Nicolás Viñuela, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The driver of the truck remained at the crash scene and alcohol is not suspected to be a factor.
    Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Even in the moment, Cowles suspected she was being scammed.
    Andrew Couts, WIRED, 17 Feb. 2024
  • There was no motive or suspect at this time, the sheriff's office said.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Lewis suspects he was left there by an owner who could no longer care for him or was the product of a school hatching project.
    Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 12 July 2023
  • But the reasons Whittington came back may not be ones most would suspect.
    Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Abound At this point, many researchers suspect there’s more than one way to make these strange in-between objects.
    Charlie Wood, WIRED, 31 Dec. 2023
  • He’s dressed in a black mask and robe, holding what the prosecutors suspect was the shotgun used in the double shooting.
    oregonlive, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Scientists suspect that these cows already had the slick mutation and passed it on to the Holsteins.
    Katherine Rapin, Discover Magazine, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Police have said multiple times that no foul play is suspected in the deaths.
    Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2024
  • To date, it’s suspected that the boat continues to float aimlessly at sea.
    David Nour, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • According to police, a witness had described the car theft suspect as wearing neon shorts and a white shirt.
    Chandelis Duster, CNN, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The men are suspected of vandalism, the recreation area said in a social media post.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Police suspected foul play, and White became the prime suspect.
    Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Police said that based upon a search of the shooter's home, the gunman is also suspected to have killed a man and his 2-month-old child east of Prague last week.
    Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Detectives suspect the man stabbed Shakita Thomas, 36, to death in April in Brooklyn.
    Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2023

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