disbelieve

Example Sentences

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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

But the contradictions did not cause jurors to disbelieve her, said Harry MacLean, who wrote about the case in the book “Once Upon a Time: A True Story of Memory, Murder and the Law.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2024

It's not that they disbelieve Ford, so much as they don't think she had a right to say anything about it.

From Salon • May 9, 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

“I don’t have any reason to disbelieve her, do I?”

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King