eye suspiciously

Frequency: 6.81.1 per million words

to look at someone with interest and often suspicion

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Examples (10)

  • The guard began to eye the stranger suspiciously.
  • She noticed him eyeing her bag suspiciously.
  • The cat would eye the unattended food suspiciously.
  • He eyed the unusual package suspiciously before calling the authorities.
  • When the lights flickered, the dog began to eye the dark corners suspiciously.
  • The detective eyed the suspect's alibi suspiciously.
  • I saw him eye my new car suspiciously as he walked by.
  • The teacher eyed the student's hastily written essay suspiciously.
  • She watched the stranger eye the security camera suspiciously.
  • The old man eyed the group of teenagers suspiciously as they loitered near his property.