incredulity
Example Sentences
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Co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe previously voiced incredulity about Casemiro's £18.2m annual salary, and the 73-year-old has vowed to drive down costs.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 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
Ryan Tsui, whose brother and niece died in the sinking, previously said he followed the case with "incredulity" as he said witnesses dodged responsibility.
From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026
"I can't believe you've said that," he laughs with mock incredulity.
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025
The magistrate was taken by surprise by my action and asked me with some incredulity, “Have you anything more to say?”
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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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