incredulous

Example Sentences

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Travelers at the airport Monday who heard about the vote were incredulous.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

Curious onlookers filmed the scene on their smartphones, many still incredulous at the speed and magnitude of the day's events.

From Barron's • Jan. 4, 2026

The post drew 1.4 million views—and a flurry of incredulous comments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

Paikin remembered incredulous customers asking the waitstaff if they could really just help themselves, and not quite believing it when they heard, “Yes, you can get whatever you want.”

From Slate • Nov. 13, 2025

He turned his back on their strained, incredulous faces.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling