dark suspicion

Frequency: 5.53.2 per million words

A suspicion about something sinister or evil.

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Examples (10)

  • A dark suspicion began to form in his mind about the true intentions of his business partner.
  • She harbored a dark suspicion that her colleague was deliberately sabotaging her work.
  • The detective couldn't shake off a dark suspicion that the accident was not as straightforward as it seemed.
  • Despite his reassurances, a dark suspicion lingered in her heart about his infidelity.
  • The sudden silence from the normally talkative neighbor fueled a dark suspicion of something amiss.
  • He had a dark suspicion that the company's financial reports were being manipulated.
  • The unusual behavior of the witness gave rise to a dark suspicion in the prosecutor's mind.
  • As the investigation continued, a dark suspicion grew that there was a conspiracy at play.
  • The politician's evasive answers only deepened the public's dark suspicion of corruption.
  • Even in broad daylight, a dark suspicion gnawed at him that he was being watched.