disbelieve
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He said he believed the boy was genuinely concerned about the knife, and agreed he had "no reason to disbelieve him".
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025
Few of the now grown-up McMartin children have spoken publicly, but some have described the pressure to fabricate stories or disbelieve innocent memories in favor of traumatic ones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2024
Many people do disbelieve the very first approach by a scammer or a con artist.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2023
Mr. Johnston said, “You cannot disbelieve the resurrection based on the historical accounts that we have. It is so well attested.”
From Washington Times ● Apr. 6, 2023
The dream was at fault, for the treadmill mood of it had lingered, making him question Nye’s assertions—in a sense, disbelieve them.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
Anyone who claims not to understand the concept of the poverty-to-prison pipeline or disbelieves the word of the wrongfully convicted cannot watch this show and still legitimately hold on to that illusion.
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2022
"Categorising the claims that have been made as 'distorted, and in many cases false' creates a company atmosphere that disbelieves victims," it reads.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2021
Categorizing the claims that have been made as “distorted, and in many cases false” creates a company atmosphere that disbelieves victims.
From The Verge ● Jul. 26, 2021
Whether one believes or disbelieves the allegations, the individuals’ reactions were opposite.
From Washington Post ● May 5, 2020
If he who disbelieves this dogma fears to die, he who believes it should fear death more.
From Life and Character of Richard Carlile by George Jacob Holyoake
"We want to avoid situations where victims feel like they're maybe not being taken seriously, or heaven forbid, being disbelieved," says Cdr Southworth.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2025
Hanna has sometimes worried that if she put it all out there, she would be disbelieved.
From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
The women were determined to speak up together, rather than be silenced and disbelieved, said another plaintiff, Cherryl Jackson-Williams.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2023
Yet, 16 of the 17 people who reported brain fog in our study described feeling disbelieved.
From Scientific American ● May 12, 2023
The bishop disbelieved it, for such stories always attend the fall of a kingdom.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
With this bizarre turn, Mr. Noonan renders the character such a pathetic figure that the remainder of the show leaves us disengaged—and disbelieving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Sheen’s remarkable performance dominates this compelling three-part Amazon film, A Very Royal Scandal, as he captures a prince angry and disbelieving at his collapsing status.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2024
“I didn’t know you could buy a town,” responds disbelieving colleague Bre Tiesi.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2024
They look disbelieving but I walk with them to Plankinton and show them an address on a seemingly abandoned building and explain the numbering system again.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2024
The tears returned as I nodded a disbelieving yes.
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing disbelieve
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