believable

Example Sentences

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But I had to play a brilliant, believable baseball player.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Frederick D’Sa, an 83-year-old retired Indian army colonel, said the Mumbai policewoman who he thought arrested him last October over WhatsApp for allegedly funding terrorists was entirely believable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

It’s a cat-and-mouse movie with some initiative, and even if that drive ultimately goes nowhere, the film at least manages to make its characters’ strength under duress believable.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

Soon, though, the photographs started appearing on dating apps and Instagram, and fake accounts were even set up using stolen images of her friends, to "make everything look more believable".

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

She barely even tried to tell believable lies!

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller