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The piece foreshadows Saar’s penchant for transforming common items into near-mystical objects with seemingly simple flourishes that belie complex themes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

“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

Of course it is all illusion, but the flattering lighting and bougie boxed waters belie that revelation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2025

She tried not to blink and belie the life in her stone-still body, but he was suspicious.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent earlier this year gave a nod to the incoming Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh as the “new sheriff in town,” but the public praise belies an underlying tension between the pair.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The recent subdued action in crude belies a bigger problem brewing in refined products such as gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026

Such an impressive classical pedigree belies the “gremlins of self-doubt” that have plagued Hopkins for much of his life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

A 17-year-old Sudanese girl holds a young child in her arms with a heavy calm that belies her age and the concerns she has for his future.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

But sometimes a person who seems easy is one whose calm outside belies a troubled and turbulent inside.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

Chloe Kelly has plenty to keep her busy - but the conviction she shows on the pitch and in front of the camera has belied trickier times behind the scenes.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Momenta’s subdued start belied its strong investor demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

But Van Der Beek’s wholesome good looks belied his creative ambitions.

From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2026

The small weekly move belied a turbulent stretch.

From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026

Baby Kochamma would call out when she saw him, with a smile on her lips that completely belied the viselike grip that she had on the thin child’s soapslippery arm.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

Anselmet pushed on, his smooth metronomic movements belying the intense physical effort required on the unrelenting course.

From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026

What followed was an outstanding display of batting elegance, belying Bethell's years and experience.

From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2026

“To this day, I still can’t believe I got convicted,” Duran told The Times in an interview this year, with a calm belying the weight of his words.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2024

Leonardo told the full story gradually, circling back to reveal more details, his quiet, matter-of-fact tone belying the horror of his account.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2024

“I was quite concerned that we had missed something,” Malone said, his simple words belying the deep emotion in his voice.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone