belie

The aforementioned film inspired by his life shows what it’s like to live with involuntary vocal tics that belie your own beliefs or intentions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 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

The lack of official U.S. government data doesn’t belie what’s happening.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025

Horvath’s Midwestern mien, unflagging politeness and warm smile belie her fierce ambition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025

She tried not to blink and belie the life in her stone-still body, but he was suspicious.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George

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

But there are those who think the trend - or the way it's being discussed by some - belies something more sinister.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 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

A kind of city-street music where laughter belies anxiety, and joy is as short and straight as the blade of a pocketknife.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

Ayyoub Bouaddi belied his age with a mature Champions League performance on his first Manchester City start to showcase why the club were so intent on signing the 18-year-old.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

For years, Wimbledon has been the one Grand Slam that never quite agreed with Gauff’s all-court game, a stretch that belied her promising breakthrough seven years ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

The small weekly move belied a turbulent stretch.

From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026

The mood belied the challenges that await Trump when he gets back to work in Washington on Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026

The promise of a smooth career, which my first calm introduction to Thornfield Hall seemed to pledge, was not belied on a longer acquaintance with the place and its inmates.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

There is snow up there, belying the image of Saudi Arabia as an unyielding desert, but it doesn't last very long.

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

And belying urban legends, there was no link to the Biblical story of Adam and Eve or the death of computing pioneer Alan Turing.

From Barron's ● Mar. 29, 2026

“To this day, I still can’t believe I got convicted,” Duran told The Times in an interview this year, with a calm belying the weight of his words.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2024

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

Plastered across the width of the paper was a giant picture of us—my sisters and I huddled together under last year’s scrappy little Christmas tree, happy as mariposas, our bright smiles belying our alleged situation.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall