make sb suspicious
Frequency: 7.218.4 per million words
To cause someone else to feel distrust.
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Examples (10)
- His evasive answers made the detective suspicious.
- The unusual silence from the normally noisy apartment made her suspicious.
- The sudden change in his behavior made his friends suspicious of his intentions.
- The unattended bag near the entrance made the security guard suspicious.
- Her reluctance to discuss her past made him suspicious.
- The inconsistent story made the interviewer suspicious.
- The way they whispered and glanced at each other made me suspicious.
- The elaborate excuse for being late made the boss suspicious.
- His overly friendly demeanor made the cautious woman suspicious.
- The fact that the door was unlocked when it should have been locked made the homeowner suspicious.