credulity

Example Sentences

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In the United States, Biden, who invokes connections across ethnicity and religion that sometimes strain credulity, regularly cites his Irish background to make a point about policy.

From Washington Post

The book is cut into the shape of a thousand cliffhangers, and although once or twice it strains credulity, I couldn’t put it down.

From New York Times

But Mr. Griffin told jurors on Thursday that the notion that Mr. Murdaugh would try to evade scrutiny of his finances by placing himself in the middle of a murder investigation strained credulity.

From New York Times

On Sunday and Monday, other news organizations repeated the Journal’s purported scoop with varied degrees of credulity.

From Los Angeles Times

Some of his actions and views strain credulity and feel overdetermined.

From Washington Post