believable

Example Sentences

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In his earliest appearances as Sam, Kani had to apply gray makeup to his beard and temples to be believable as the middle-aged employee.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Frederick D’Sa, an 83-year-old retired Indian army colonel, said the Mumbai policewoman who he thought arrested him last October over WhatsApp for allegedly funding terrorists was entirely believable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Sanju Samson scripted the most important chapter of his scarcely believable career when India took on New Zealand in the T20 World Cup final in Ahmedabad on Sunday.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

As good as these models are at sounding like an all-knowing person, they also regularly make believable, authoritatively-worded fabrications known as hallucinations.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

It was perfectly believable that the Masks would want to turn their enemy’s son to evil.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer