believed

Example Sentences

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The actress said she believed Margo spoke for the "silent majority" - as the character said in the episode Just My Bill.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

Seen from the distance of eight decades, it feels like a dispatch from a country that had just survived a catastrophe and still believed its best days lay ahead.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

Most straight people already believed women should work, premarital sex is normal and unhappy couples should divorce.

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2026

At the same time, the justices had signaled that they believed the Fed was entitled to special protections from political interference.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

After the police guard had been removed, a series of homeless families had been housed there, although at the moment he believed the living quarters above the shop were empty.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom