incredulity
Example Sentences
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In a further appearance in front of MPs the same year, Brittin was met with incredulity when he told them he didn't know how much he got paid.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
Ms. Hughes plays Ruth with a combative defensiveness, and not a little contempt, as she listens with incredulity to Jay’s obvious ignorance of the Troubles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
Tsui said he followed the inquest with "incredulity" as one witness after another dodged responsibility for the missing watertight door, a fault traced back to the ship's origin at a local shipyard.
From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025
Verstappen expressed his own incredulity at what he had achieved.
From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025
Ifemelu shook her head, in mocking, exaggerated incredulity.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Vocabulary lists containing incredulity
A Raisin in the Sun
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Believe It or Not: Cred
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1984
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