His suspicion was hardening towards certainty and all he could think of was Devereaux.

As the cab speeded on, Nikitas's suspicions hardened into certainty.

But the Seattle negotiations reveal that the suspicion about American motives has hardened, and the sound of presidential primaries in the background only fuels the skeptics.

But they admitted that the suspicions and ill will caused by the presidential standoff could harden positions and hinder efforts to reach across party lines.

Her suspicions hardened into certainty when she recognized the taste of the vero-grass tea.

Even without Rhea's poisonous letter to help the process along, Cordelia's suspicions of Susan and Roland had hardened into a near certainty.

The suspicion in his eyes hardened into certainty.

Ben Holiday's suspicions hardened.

When trust collapses entirely, suspicion hardens into distrust.