believed

Example Sentences

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People were feeling stupid to have believed all those things they believed in World War II. And the little movie came along and lifted everyone’s spirits, reminded us of the romance in the realism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

She believed that until New Year's Day last year, when she woke to blue flashing lights.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The results suggest that some aspects of biological aging may be more adjustable than previously believed.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

He will hold up his golden ticket and believe, as Mussolini believed, that the spectacle belongs to him.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Tante Jans believed that our welfare in the hereafter depended on how much we could accomplish here on earth.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom