Suspected

Examples

• He had never been suspected of stealing a silver tea-pot; he had been maligned respecting a mustard-pot, but it turned out to be only a plated one. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Her surprise increased with her indifference: he almost fancied that she suspected him of being tainted with foreignness. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Now, Bella suspected by this time that Mr Rokesmith admired her. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• He had hinted, beyond the possibility of mistaking him, that he suspected her of being the thief. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• How in the right, and how suspected of being in the wrong, she could not divine. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Nobody who had not known it beforehand would have suspected that there was a living creature in the room. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• She would not be in a hurry to find fault, but she suspected that there was no elegance;ease, but not elegance. Jane Austen. Emma.
• At last however I got a hearing, and, as I suspected would be the case, was immediately engaged. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• He had evidently suspected me of a medical design on his young lady! Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Keimer and I lived on a pretty good, familiar footing, and agreed tolerably well; for he suspected nothing of my setting up. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• I suspected her at once of being privy to the suppression of the Diamond. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• An unusual--to me--a perfectly new character I suspected was yours: I desired to search it deeper and know it better. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• He suspected me, of course, of being concerned in the disappearance of the Diamond. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• But the niece suspected his scheme. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• He brought me, as I suspected, an answer from Argyle, which is subjoined. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• I called her a distant relation; but I am well aware that I have in general been suspected of a much nearer connection with her. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• The other officer has done a world of harm to this inquiry, by letting the servants see that he suspected them. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Having but an indifferent opinion of women, he always suspected them. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Her eyes moved uneasily from object to object in the room, betraying plainly that she suspected what my purpose was in coming to speak to her. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• I should not have suspected that it meant she was dying; but I knew instantly now! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• But I suspected the motive, resented it, and went no more. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• Do you think that I will be suspected, perhaps watched, cross-questioned, and disbelieved? Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• She evidently knows more of her husband's character and her husband's embarrassments than I have suspected up to this time. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Colonel Forster did own that he had often suspected some partiality, especially on Lydia's side, but nothing to give him any alarm. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• Josiah Bounderby of Coketown is not to be plundered and nobody suspected. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• He will never love me; but he shall approve me; I will show him energies he has not yet seen, resources he has never suspected. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• That is to say, you once persuaded yourself to believe it, from knowing him to be suspected. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• I have suspected it a long while--fully known it a little while. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• It may be suspected that some partisan of the King's [Darnley's] murder was there. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Nobody suspected them, in this case,' said Mrs. Maylie. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.

Editor: Ozzie