A dire suspicion sprang up in Yadar, and no longer could he eat the food and drink the wine of the necromancers.

His dire suspicions were interrupted by the unmistakable sound of waves crashing against breakers.

I have a dire suspicion that Hala Kamil was on that flight.

As a result, some of the most dire suspicions - such as a straightforward arms-for-hostages deal in 1980 - have been dispelled.

Furthermore, quite irrationally, some retired husbands begin to harbour dire suspicions about their wives' working colleagues, imagining romantic entanglements that had never crossed their minds before.

Barin, glaring at her, nodded sharply as if her silence confirmed some dire suspicion.

Despite the encouragement of his lords, he greeted these reports with deepest dread - as if each negative sighting confirmed a dire suspicion.

Now I have a dire suspicion that pink fir apples are being kept down artificially, that a cartel is operating.

His evasive response roused certain dire suspicions.

What had been only dire suspicion was now reified and horrible.