believing

Example Sentences

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When Mr. Shamji and Sharma realized that Zac had fooled them into believing he had access to millions, they turned on him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

He has made no bones about believing that any prosecutor who worked on those cases had behaved unethically and should have resigned.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

"The Jewish community will want to see a genuine remorse and change before believing that the appropriate place to test this sincerity is on the main stage at the Wireless Festival," he said.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

“On one hand, the Chair acknowledges the District’s confidence in its proposal, believing that they would not have made an offer they cannot afford.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

For Glanvill, and others like him, the new science was intended to serve as a bulwark against materialism and atheism; being modern and believing in witchcraft went hand in hand.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton