disbelief

Example Sentences

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“The first reaction was disbelief because I thought there was no chance after these two got in.”

From Los Angeles Times

Ms Doherty's family said they have been "crushed with disbelief, sadness and pain".

From BBC

But you suspend disbelief, so the experience feels real.

From MarketWatch

Somewhere in that meal, I felt that oyster-like disbelief when something simple tastes better than expected, and you pretend not to notice because the surprise feels too intimate to say out loud.

From Los Angeles Times

And so I settled in behind Betsie’s table, writing down sales and repair charges, recording cash spent for parts and supplies, and leafing through past records in growing disbelief.

From Literature