believing

Example Sentences

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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

He then made the connection with space, believing the International Space Station was "missing a trick".

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Though none of the photograph’s subjects have been definitively identified, many families have come forward believing that one of those iconic pairs of scuffed-up shoes belonged to their father, their great-great-uncle or other relation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

“It didn’t matter. She couldn’t stop believing it.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

These social evenings at the Underhill home were run twice a month as a courtesy for believing admirers.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock