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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

And very little that transpires between the current-day Chase and his director would belie the notion that Mr. Chase’s brand has gone down a hole of his own digging.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025

The lack of official U.S. government data doesn’t belie what’s happening.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025

"Outward appearance shouldn't belie what lies beneath," Mr Marchant said.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2025

Helmuth hates the drums, hates how they quicken his blood, how they belie his true feelings and try to convince him that war is good.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

The following “Love Takes Miles,” which might be Mr. Winter’s most accessible solo work, has a folk-like chord progression and a musical cheeriness that belies the song’s feelings of loneliness and desperation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

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

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

A kind of city-street music where laughter belies anxiety, and joy is as short and straight as the blade of a pocketknife.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

“She was a black hole, whose charm and guile belied her hatred of the world,” Inspector Yavuz concludes of Chana.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

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

The upbeat tone struck by city officials belied the ongoing concerns from neighbors and people across large swaths of L.A. about the smoke that has poured from the building for days.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026

Nakai belied her years as the youngest competitor in Milan.

From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026

“Is there a problem?” asked Nero, his pleasant tone belied by the sharpness of his eyes.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

It was an inspired display by Fery against Italy's Cobolli, defined by an unshakeable composure belying his experience at this level.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026

Healthy-seeming flowering on trees like Murphy’s could be a “false start” belying the plant’s sickness, Smith said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025

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

“Janna, I made your favorite, salmon cakes,” Mom calls from too close to the door, her breathing, uneven and stressed, belying her chipper words.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali