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Example sentences for "suspiciously"

Lexicographically close words:
suspicion; suspicioned; suspicionem; suspicions; suspicious; suspiciousness; suspition; suspitious; sustain; sustainability
  1. Mrs. Gano came in with an air that seemed to Aaron Tallmadge suspiciously gracious.

  2. Fanny, blushing most suspiciously under her secret, "he is not going to Ireland now.

  3. That same afternoon some of the Ragged Men came suspiciously to the globe and inspected it, and then vented a gibbering rage upon it with blows and curses.

  4. But before they could do so, in burst a half dozen brawny sailors in foreign uniform, bearing in their hands little black bulbs that looked suspiciously like grenades.

  5. At luncheon both men were suspiciously cheerful; and, doubtless, their companion read them like open books.

  6. And she glanced suspiciously at him, as if she had something to hide.

  7. A moment later they were galloping across the open towards the village--a sight to lift any heart above the thought of death.

  8. Mr. Gresley frowned, and looked suspiciously at her.

  9. Regie stopped short before Rachel, and looked suspiciously at her.

  10. The best parlor we also rarely used, because all the portraits which hung there had for some unaccountable reason taken a violent dislike to us, and followed us suspiciously with their eyes.

  11. There were a few young cattle scattered about in the pasture, and some of them which were lying down got up in a hurry and stared at me suspiciously as I rode along.

  12. Every desk held diligent scribblers, glaring suspiciously at each other through the top of the separating screen, their places awaited by more would-be correspondents impatient of delay.

  13. To peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly.

  14. That is my name," said the fresh-coloured man, looking suspiciously at the speaker as one who seemed too lusty and well to be in his way.

  15. Peter ran up the first slope without a pause; when he was well out of sight, however, he stood still and looked suspiciously about him.

  16. At this Sebastian's command of his countenance became doubtful, and the dish began to tremble suspiciously in his hands.

  17. Oleander looked at her suspiciously as he drew up before the frowning gate.

  18. The manager was at the bar, as Miss Dane had predicted, and eyed Mr. Walraven suspiciously from head to foot when he found his business concerned his star actress.

  19. That gentleman looked suspiciously from her to Dr.

  20. Doubtless the craft lying there so snug, and in so suspiciously secret a harbour, was the one to which our rather insolent acquaintance Madera belonged; and curiosity strongly prompted me to have a look at her.

  21. This religion looked suspiciously at the abandonment of the soul to the ecstasies of devotion.

  22. The Byzantines stripped this pseudo-science, always regarded suspiciously by the church, of everything that savored of paganism.

  23. Again the Khalifa looked suspiciously at me, and then ordered us to withdraw and await his further commands outside the house.

  24. After some time a troop of dragoons were quartered in Mayo, whose commanding officer rode a horse suspiciously like "Rie Girraun.

  25. The square shape, the remains of the ditch that surrounds it look too much like modern modes of fortification not to have a suspiciously British look.

  26. Cavanagh opened the front door, peering out suspiciously before he permitted his caller to enter.

  27. Lighting one he picked his way carefully toward the place where he had been lying, peering into the shadows ahead of him suspiciously as he went.

  28. There he paused, wheeled, and peered out suspiciously at the boy and the bear.

  29. No one is in the room, no one but Joseph Ribas the thief, who, with flashing eyes, suspiciously and carefully examines every hole and corner.

  30. But they suspiciously shook their heads when they learned that he seemed disposed to display his pride and arrogance in Rome!

  31. But there yet remained one other shed, and this, suspiciously enough, was locked.

  32. For a minute he looked startled, and then he bulged one large round white eye suspiciously at the French black, while he inwardly debated on the possibility that he had become suddenly colour blind.

  33. He waited through the third and the fourth calling in vain, and his chin was beginning to tremble suspiciously as the fifth calling proceeded without the sound of his name.

  34. The gruff fellow turned his head to look, and there was a sound suspiciously like a kiss.

  35. She had recovered from her fright and was regarding him with large dark eyes filled with gratitude, and suspiciously close to the point of tears.

  36. He now went to this part of the wall and was feeling over one of the oak supports when his hand accidentally touched a knot which projected suspiciously out from the surface.

  37. Buck muttered something suspiciously like an oath, and glanced at Mason.

  38. Miss Ashton came over to her with her eyes very suspiciously shining, and stooping down kissed Bessie, saying, "You blessed child!

  39. Miss Trevor looked at her suspiciously for one moment.

  40. They both glanced suspiciously at the band of young seigneurs, who had withdrawn to the back of the chamber.

  41. You must excuse me if I appear abrupt, countess," he said, glancing suspiciously round the room.

  42. He peered suspiciously into the darkness.

  43. On his way to the schools Lewisham felt something suspiciously near a sinking of the heart.

  44. Something was whispered; it sounded suspiciously like "It's her!


  45. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "suspiciously" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    askance; infamously; salt; suspicious