past belief
Example Sentences
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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
It's past belief the way he wins people.
From The Gentle Art of Cooking Wives by Worthington, Elizabeth Strong
The face that showed so dimly in the shadowed room looked just as Bruce had expected,—wrinkled past belief, lean and hawk-nosed from age.
From The Strength of the Pines by Marshall, Edison
