grow suspicious

Examples (10)

• As the investigation continued, the detective began to grow suspicious of the alibi.
• The longer she worked there, the more she started to grow suspicious of her colleagues' motives.
• He tried to hide his involvement, but his strange behavior caused the neighbors to grow suspicious.
• The unusual silence from the usually chatty employee made the manager grow suspicious.
• When the numbers didn't add up, the accountant started to grow suspicious of the financial records.
• The sheer amount of wealth they accumulated so quickly made the public grow suspicious of their business practices.
• After several unexplained delays, the passengers began to grow suspicious about the flight's true destination.
• The subtle inconsistencies in his story caused the jury to grow suspicious.
• The child's secretive behavior made the parents grow suspicious about what they were hiding.
• The prolonged absence of the usual delivery truck made the shop owner grow suspicious.