- present participle of disbelieve.
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
From across the coffee table, their eyes widened, and their mouths skewed into disbelieving shapes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2025
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
There is a famous clip to be found on Youtube of a television reporter roaming the streets of Liverpool informing disbelieving fans that Bill Shankly had announced his retirement.
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2024
Sarah Ruth looked first at Edward and then at Bryce and then back at Edward again, her eyes wide and disbelieving.
From "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" by Kate DiCamillo
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