believing

Example Sentences

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PARIS—Jannik Sinner landed in Paris last week believing he was safe from his biggest rival.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

“I couldn’t have done this without my parents believing in me and driving me around everywhere at all hours,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Before the removal, Adam had voluntarily offered to contribute toward Brian’s expenses as a neighborly gesture, despite believing he had no legal liability.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Hypernormalization — the condition in which the gap between official and lived reality becomes so vast that people simply stop believing anything is true — guts civic life and society from the inside.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

Besides, the only way to stop believing something is to deny it yourself.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri