Example Sentences

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A few days ago, he sat me down and began to apologize profusely, and informed me that he had been suspecting me of stealing money from him.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2015

Kote nodded, almost as if he had been suspecting the news.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

Three of the castle-servants barred their way, sullen and questioning, as if they had been suspecting some plot of these two against their master.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin

That night the sun set straight out across the water opposite the land, and then the ape-man guessed at last the truth that he had been suspecting.

From Beasts of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

Louis now knew the worst, and he had been suspecting it.

From The Price of Love by Bennett, Arnold