believability

Example Sentences

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These stories work because, as excessive as they are, they’re tinged with believability.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

Growing up in the San Joaquin Valley, with the Everly Brothers or Willie, there’s just a certain believability to their performance and songwriting that I’ve always reached for, no matter where I was.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025

Visually, “Transformers One” works via the believability of its textures: 3DCG animation might be the most appropriate technique for these characters.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2024

Of course, this is complicated by the reality that inexpensive vegetable oils are frequently included in foods that are fried, ultraprocessed or otherwise unhealthy, which lends the anti-seed oil narrative some believability.

From Salon • Jul. 29, 2024

“If you stumble at mere believability, what are you living for? Isn’t love hard to believe?”

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel