How to Use disbelief in a Sentence

disbelief

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  • She stared at him in utter disbelief.
  • Alcaraz dropped to the ground and rolled on the grass, his hands over his face in disbelief.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 16 July 2023
  • The actress laughed and clutched her hand over her mouth in disbelief.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2023
  • One struggling pitcher walked to the top step of the home dugout and peered toward the right field grass in disbelief.
    — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Each day that month, Avery had watched in disbelief as Lake Morey failed to freeze over.
    — Joanna Slater, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Rodriguez says as the crowd gasps and guffaws in disbelief.
    — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Fans, at least the few remaining in the stands, could only laugh in disbelief.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Thoughts may revolve around disbelief and a desire to return to the way that things once were.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Rodgers fell to the turf on a routine play early in the first quarter, stood briefly, then sat down, a look of disbelief on his face.
    — Christopher Maag, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Belichick and the Patriots were left in stunned disbelief at the end of Sunday's loss.
    — Hayden Bird, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Physics has nothing to say about that last bit, other than to roll its eyes and shake its head in disbelief.
    — Jennifer Ouellette and Sean M. Carroll, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Foreign-sounding birds, and so many of them, shrieked my disbelief back at me.
    — Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Mar. 2023
  • At the same time, coach Steven McBride crumpled to the ground and buried his head in his hands, almost in disbelief of what had just happened.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 16 Apr. 2023
  • In response, all Stacy can do is close her eyes and shake her head in disbelief.
    — Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 14 Oct. 2023
  • The very idea might prompt feelings of denial, refusal, a type of disbelief.
    — Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 29 June 2023
  • Lawmakers on the floor yelled in disbelief as Rogers was held back by a colleague.
    — Mary Clare Jalonick, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2023
  • Cathy Emmons watched in disbelief as tourists strolled onto her farm and stole tomatoes from the vine.
    — Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The 20-year-old from Italy dropped his racket and brought his hands to his face almost in disbelief before greeting Djokovic at the net.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
  • After Vondroušová won the match, falling to the grass in disbelief, Jabeur pulled off her headband.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 15 July 2023
  • The creative proposal paid off—so much so that Petersen was in disbelief when the banker came back with Clark’s name.
    — Kylie Robison, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The bleeding 21-year-old slumped against a wall, displaying his wound in disbelief.
    — Sam Mednick, ajc, 16 June 2023
  • Such intense bouts of déjà vu are matched only by the feeling of disbelief happening on the other side of the screen.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The few people working in garages, chatting in driveways or walking there in the evening shared shock and disbelief.
    — Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2023
  • In the clip, a child stands on a table to point at the animal in disbelief while others rush out the restaurant's side doors or stay to the side to avoid contact with the buck.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Andre's arrest left his mother in a state of shock and disbelief.
    — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2023
  • Most players in the city’s business world shake their heads in disbelief that this lawsuit hasn’t been settled out of court.
    — Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Dante Ilaya, 68, has watched these efforts in disbelief.
    — Rebecca Tan and Jhesset O. Enano, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The moments that followed the call were surreal, a blur of disbelief and panic.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Avci can be heard asking about his mother and the rest of their family as the man on the other end cries in disbelief.
    — Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2023
  • But the Saints' leadership was strong when Moreau was on that bench with his hands on his helmet in disbelief.
    — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 20 Oct. 2023

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