- present participle of believe.
believing
Example Sentences
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Kerr left the Alaskan frontier believing baseball could be his future and was able to land a tryout for a pair of MLB scouts at a high school in Reno.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
He left Baidu for Google, and later left OpenAI as well over strategy, believing AI safety there had been sidelined.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
This was when Schmitt, believing he was on the verge of a slam dunk, accused Smith of perjury.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026
Nikita, who went for her bleph in November 2025, says she did not realise how invasive the procedure would be, believing it to be like "getting your lips or Botox done", she says.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
“I do not like being left in the dark. I am not particularly fond of believing in impossible things.”
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
