disbelieving

Example Sentences

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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

Frazzled housewives were a specialty: She was Richard Dreyfuss’ alarmed spouse in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” John Denver’s disbelieving wife in “Oh, God!” and a workaholic mother opposite Michael Keaton in “Mr. Mom.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 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

By 99 minutes, Darwin Nunez was roaring in celebration, kicking the advertising hoardings in front of a mass of flailing arms and legs in a disbelieving away end.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2024

I test the weight of it in my hands, disbelieving, and then toss it down and hop on it.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu