belie
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“It’s not just work on the sport, not just to teach me the jumps,” said Carrillo, whose slender 5-foot-7 build and wide smile belie a fierce competitiveness that sometimes has been his worst enemy.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026
His genial demeanour and penchant for folksy parables belie a past as a wily guerrilla fighter and ruthless political survivor.
From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026
She does everything to belie the fact that she’s pretty, which only makes the self-loathing aspect of her character more ludicrous.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025
But the eccentricities of this defendant belie the seriousness of the case.
From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025
The look in Jonah’s eyes belie it though, and it shatters me a little more, knowing that in choosing to put myself first, I’ve cemented Jonah’s inability to do the same.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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