How to Use incredulous in a Sentence

incredulous

adjective
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  • He was incredulous at the news.
  • Many people were incredulous that such a small fire could have caused so much damage.
  • She listened to his explanation with an incredulous smile.
  • The man gave at her look that was both incredulous and teasing.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2021
  • Cut back to the man on the bike, incredulous at being challenged.
    — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2020
  • Morgan was incredulous throughout the trip at the thought that the entire event could be in his honor.
    — Ben Brazil, Daily Pilot, 14 Dec. 2017
  • But Myles was incredulous and got in touch with a group of activists working to save the park.
    — Keith Gessen, Curbed, 10 May 2021
  • Black players were met with incredulous stares and racist slurs.
    — David Aquilina, Star Tribune, 16 Apr. 2021
  • The chip maker was on edge, frustrated and incredulous that the process had stalled.
    — Vivian Yee, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2016
  • Chris pops over and, like us, stares at her, incredulous.
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2020
  • Johnson fell to the ground, incredulous about the defiant pin.
    — Mike Hughlett, Star Tribune, 15 Sep. 2020
  • After the storm, the degree of tree damage can seem incredulous.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 12 July 2022
  • News that she was headed there leaked out to her incredulous teammates.
    — Jaime Yaya Barry, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2017
  • The White House was incredulous at the idea that Reagan might win.
    — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 18 Apr. 2023
  • That tweaking a local school menu has split the nation leaves him incredulous.
    — New York Times, 18 Mar. 2021
  • His anger would be incredulous and would stretch and snap into laughter.
    — Keith Ridgway, The New Yorker, 17 May 2021
  • McCarthy said to an incredulous Seacrest of the people lining the street for hours.
    — Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, 7 Oct. 2019
  • That didn’t cut it when diehard fans and cinephiles alike were left incredulous Tuesday.
    — Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Wade was incredulous when asked about the free throw violation after the game.
    — Andrew Lopez, NOLA.com, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Fabbri was sprawled next to him, looking incredulous the puck didn’t go in.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2021
  • Fred, who spent a good deal of the show dancing on the decks, then got on the mic once more, closing the night with incredulous gratitude.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Success depends on the hunter seeming every bit as incredulous about the event as the listener.
    — Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 13 Dec. 2020
  • Navarro, incredulous, asked for the piece of paper the question was written on.
    — Peter Coy, Bloomberg.com, 2 May 2017
  • One area that would bring an incredulous smile to the Drive’s creators is Dogpatch.
    — Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com, 28 June 2019
  • Her friend was a bit incredulous, Pearce recalls now with a chuckle.
    — Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com, 19 Feb. 2021
  • Sirhan was shocked – first incredulous, and then angry.
    — Terence Smith, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2022
  • Mick’s eyes widened as his slipped the jersey over his shoulders, his father incredulous.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2021
  • Nell, the youngest and an aspiring actress, is incredulous that her mother had so many lucky breaks yet gave it all up.
    — Priscilla Gilman, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Bob Hoskins asks her in Mermaids, post-coitus and incredulous.
    — Elle Carroll, Vulture, 20 May 2021
  • Kelley asked, a bit incredulous at skipping over so many houses.
    — cleveland, 12 Sep. 2021

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