Example Sentences

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Laura’s willing absorption into Betty’s tranquil life of gardening and cooking is swift and pleasant — believably so thanks to the acute portrayals of Beer and Auer.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Imparting masterful restraint, Torres makes Eunice’s few outbursts feel believably contained.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

He lets the film pause and breathe, believably extricating Pansy from her pain for just a moment to give her a taste of what reprieve and lightness might look like.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2025

Choi plays him accurately enough to rankle his home country’s audience, and believably enough to earn the rapper new fans in the U.S. and elsewhere.

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2025

Somehow, believably, I've got to get things back on track.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins