unbelieving
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Mitchell started to swing, checked it, then stood unbelieving as umpire Babe Pinelli, working behind the plate for the last time before retirement, called strike three.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2020
The unbelieving Hansen put the banana in Lietzke’s golf bag as a test, only to discover the rotten fruit still there in January.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 28, 2018
At first they were unbelieving: “Are you sure?”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 18, 2017
The show fares less well with Sganarelle, Don Juan’s clownish valet, who’s fearful of heaven’s wrath and horrified by his unbelieving master’s recklessness.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2015
Hannah still reached toward the fly, unbelieving, and Gitl grabbed her hand, spinning her around.
From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen
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