incredulity
Example Sentences
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I watched crowds of first-time voters dancing through Budapest's backstreets, drunk with a heady mix of hope and incredulity in the early hours of Monday morning.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Several survivors reached out to each other, sharing their incredulity at what had just unfolded, and began coordinating how they would respond.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
We marvel at what 50-somethings get done during a workweek, and we recall with incredulity how much we accomplished daily while working and child-rearing and housekeeping and traveling and negotiating the city.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
Marina de Cudeyo mayor Pedro Perez said there was "indignation, incredulity and sadness" after the apparent robbery of the statue.
From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026
The locals at Santa Anita and the press outside the Bay Area greeted the raving headlines from San Francisco with incredulity.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Vocabulary lists containing incredulity
A Raisin in the Sun
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Believe It or Not: Cred
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1984
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