belie
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The aforementioned film inspired by his life shows what it’s like to live with involuntary vocal tics that belie your own beliefs or intentions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 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
"Outward appearance shouldn't belie what lies beneath," Mr Marchant said.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 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
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
The tepid performance on the broader market in July actually belies churning beneath the surface.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
The roughly 3,000-person community belies South Dakota’s flat-plains stereotype, feeling closer to a western ski village than a Midwestern farm town.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Mother Ermentrude comes into the room and kneels by my pallet, a gesture of humility that belies her authority.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
For years, Wimbledon has been the one Grand Slam that never quite agreed with Gauff’s all-court game, a stretch that belied her promising breakthrough seven years ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
A gutsy performance which belied their status as the tournament's lowest-ranked team.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
The mood belied the challenges that await Trump when he gets back to work in Washington on Monday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
At 27, Duop’s youthful face belied a life marked by war and poverty.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025
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
Sitting in the midst of these veteran L.A. sessions players, Nasa looked focused but confident, his youthful face belying his easy, fleet-fingered playing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Anselmet pushed on, his smooth metronomic movements belying the intense physical effort required on the unrelenting course.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026
Charles Leclerc took the final podium position, belying his pre-race pessimism, fending off the McLaren of Oscar Piastri for the final 27 laps.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 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
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