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I think I saw the suspect leave the scene.

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Sentence

Narrator

I think I saw the suspect leave the scene.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Giving Testimony

I believe I witnessed the suspect departing from the crime scene.

Reporting to Police

I think I saw the suspect leave the area where the incident occurred.

Casual Conversation

I think I saw the guy who did it leaving.

Expressing Uncertainty

I'm not sure, but I think I saw the suspect leaving the scene.

Rephrased versions

Formal

I observed what I believe to be the suspect departing from the location of the incident.

Casual

I think I spotted the suspect heading out.

Simpler English

I saw the suspect go away, I think.

Phrases to learn

leave the scene

To depart from the location of an event, especially a crime.

the suspect

A person suspected of committing a crime.