immediately suspect

Frequency: 7.010.0 per million words

To begin to suspect something without delay.

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Examples (10)

  • He immediately suspected foul play when the alarm was raised.
  • As soon as she heard the suspicious noise, she immediately suspected an intruder.
  • The detective immediately suspected the witness was not telling the whole truth.
  • Given his past behavior, I immediately suspected he was involved.
  • When the package arrived without a return address, the recipient immediately suspected something was amiss.
  • The unusual silence from the usually noisy neighbors made them immediately suspect a problem.
  • The coach immediately suspected a strategy change when the opposing team started playing defensively.
  • The moment the system crashed, the IT team immediately suspected a hardware failure.
  • Her sudden change in demeanor made me immediately suspect she had received bad news.
  • The sudden appearance of the rare bird made the ornithologists immediately suspect it was migrating early.