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The piece foreshadows Saar’s penchant for transforming common items into near-mystical objects with seemingly simple flourishes that belie complex themes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

His genial demeanour and penchant for folksy parables belie a past as a wily guerrilla fighter and ruthless political survivor.

From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026

Those who have worked with Barry Pollack say the Washington-based trial lawyer’s mild-mannered demeanor and relatively low public profile belie an unusual tenacity in fighting even for unpopular clients.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026

"Outward appearance shouldn't belie what lies beneath," Mr Marchant said.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2025

His tangible presence seemed to belie all the vague thoughts and hopes that Bigger had woven round him in his broodings.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

But Cruise’s story is also an ironic reflection of “Digger”: an undeniably ambitious project whose assuredness belies a stubborn disregard for everyone but itself.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent earlier this year gave a nod to the incoming Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh as the “new sheriff in town,” but the public praise belies an underlying tension between the pair.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The recent subdued action in crude belies a bigger problem brewing in refined products such as gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026

Such an impressive classical pedigree belies the “gremlins of self-doubt” that have plagued Hopkins for much of his life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Mother Ermentrude comes into the room and kneels by my pallet, a gesture of humility that belies her authority.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

As she’s gotten older, the Oscar winner has become more comfortable doing less in her performances, allowing for a fragile serenity that is belied by the anguish and anxiety roiling underneath.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

A gutsy performance which belied their status as the tournament's lowest-ranked team.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

The buoyant mood belied major frictions in the relationship between the world's top two economies.

From Barron's ● May 14, 2026

It is a fascinating idea, belied only by the weakness of a Spanish colonial government that eventually proved unable even to hold on to Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

The civility of this encounter belied a caustic battle being waged outside Jackson Park for the rights to illuminate the exposition.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Anselmet pushed on, his smooth metronomic movements belying the intense physical effort required on the unrelenting course.

From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026

What followed was an outstanding display of batting elegance, belying Bethell's years and experience.

From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2026

In addition, the artist comes off as smarmy and contentious at times, belying his “holy man” persona and populist vibe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025

Leonardo told the full story gradually, circling back to reveal more details, his quiet, matter-of-fact tone belying the horror of his account.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2024

She wasn't rich in life, her clothing belying her poverty, and even her death has been insulting.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland