believed

Example Sentences

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Though one of Nieporte’s legal filing says the owners had all discussed the policy, he believed it wouldn’t apply to the firm’s owners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 4, 2026

So when Barnes asked to borrow £40,000 from her, claiming he urgently needed to pay an inheritance tax bill following his mother's death and promising the money would be repaid within days, she believed him.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026

San Bernardino Sheriffs issued a missing persons alert for a mother and daughter believed to be missing in the rugged San Gorgonio Wilderness area of the San Bernardino Mountains.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2026

Bumble bees have demonstrated an impressive ability that scientists once believed was limited to humans and other animals with much larger brains.

From Science Daily • Jul. 3, 2026

Whether Leah truly believed or whether she kept up a false story to propel herself into the comfortable middle class cannot be known.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock