- present tense form of belie (3rd person singular).
belies
Example Sentences
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But Cruise’s story is also an ironic reflection of “Digger”: an undeniably ambitious project whose assuredness belies a stubborn disregard for everyone but itself.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
But there are those who think the trend - or the way it's being discussed by some - belies something more sinister.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Yet a sense of cynical self-regard belies these inspiring declarations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 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
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
