believed

Example Sentences

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The results suggest that some aspects of biological aging may be more adjustable than previously believed.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

He will hold up his golden ticket and believe, as Mussolini believed, that the spectacle belongs to him.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

He could be withering to Wall Street analysts and others who he believed lacked an understanding of the business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Ecological consultant Matthew Shardlow said he believed the active ingredients in flea treatments are so toxic, and so easily transferred onto humans, household items, and into water, that they should be withdrawn from sale.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

For the first time since we’d come to Amsterdam, I believed that this might all work out.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler