disbelief

Example Sentences

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“That’s you?” my eight-year-old asked, inspecting the photo in disbelief.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Once you get in touch, you’ve already started suspending your disbelief.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

"She just couldn't wait to live," said Sian, adding that she was "angry" and "in disbelief" at how the judicial process had played out.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

The peasant farmers had watched the dam being built, but even when it began blocking the Artibonite River, forming a reservoir that flooded their farms, they felt stunned disbelief.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French