credulity

Example Sentences

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For a few, doubt creeps in, but most overcome their cognitive dissonance and reinflate the bubble of credulity that constitutes their comfort zone.

From Salon

“That any of the company could have performed these things, under the circumstances … would require a greater stretch of credulity on my part, than it would to believe it was the work of the spirits.”

From Literature

Monday morning headlines attempted to walk back the outlets’ earlier credulity.

From Salon

Zang, in her written report to the commission, called those denials “not credible,” saying it “strains credulity” to believe that he would join the group at those restaurants without eating any food.

From Los Angeles Times

“It kind of beggars credulity that that number of complaints could be raised and that none could be substantiated,” Johnson said.

From Los Angeles Times