past belief
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
We were thrilled past belief Till we found, to our grief, She had not bought a dinosaur for us.
From Washington Post • Sep. 5, 2019
It's a job he's done before and given his past belief in the abilities of big computer systems, could he be the man to wrestle with the introduction of Universal Credit?
From BBC • Sep. 14, 2016
Her past belief in being able to control all variables, including microbes, fissured when the illusion of Ford and her world ended after John’s tragic death.
From Scientific American • Apr. 7, 2011
Ignorant past belief: but that would not so much matter if she were not such a spiteful little creature.
From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 1 July 1848 by Conrad, Robert Taylor
She found she was able to say whatever she pleased, with a readiness past belief, and of saying it in a clever, but easy and natural manner.
From Tales of Passed Times by Perrault, Charles
