credulity

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2026

Mr. Ryan’s mix of traditional plotting and modern obfuscation is undeniably entertaining, although it does eventually strain credulity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

For some residents, though, that has stretched credulity.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2024

Plausibility complaints always feel cheap, but “Longing” strains credulity well past the breaking point.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2024

It is, in intention, a public mockery of our credulity, our gullibility, our stupidity—engineered, with incredible impudence, by this person who stands here before us today.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin