The phrase "a wave of suspicion" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a sudden increase in feelings of distrust or doubt among people regarding a particular situation or individual.
Example: "After the scandal broke, there was a wave of suspicion among the employees about the management's decisions."
Alternatives: "a surge of doubt" or "an influx of mistrust."
When an Iranian parliamentarian mentions nostalgically that Bahrain was once a Persian province, a wave of Sunni suspicion erupts.Indeed, blaming foreigners is standard practice whenever a ripple of disharmony laps the island monarchy's shore.
The markets have been less convinced, leading a global wave of suspicion and turning their attention to Spain and Portugal's similar economic malaise.
Then, when his candidacy was met by a wave of African-American suspicion, the senator's black aides pulled in prominent black scholars, business leaders and elected officials as advisers.
It's a shame because Murfreesboro is a very nice town to live in". As the US prepares to mark the ninth anniversary of the al-Qaida assault on New York and the Pentagon, the country's Muslims say they are enduring a wave of hostility and suspicion from some of their fellow Americans that they rarely encountered in the years immediately following the 9/11 attacks.
This was Harold Wilson, whose close relationship with the Soviet Union before he became prime minister gave rise to a wave of conspiracy theories that reinforced public suspicion of links between Soviet intelligence and Labour.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who graduated from a religious school himself and supports the education reform, assumed office in 2003 on a wave of popular support but under a cloud of suspicion for his Islamist roots.
A wave of litigation may soon ensue.The core suspicion is that some executives have received gobs of options that were backdated to a particularly propitious moment, making them immediately "in the money".
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but suspicion immediately turned to Taliban militants, who are believed to have been behind a wave of suicide attacks across the country in the past week.
No group immediately claimed responsibility, but suspicions fell on the Shabab, the militant Islamic group that has carried out a wave of bombings since it was driven from the capital last year.
