belie
verb (used with object)
to show to be false; contradict.
had belied
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past perfectof belie.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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By all that was generous, brave, and true, this Colonel Brand had belied her mad belief; no foolish devotee had ever bowed before a more unworthy shrine than had poor Margaret Walsingham.
From Faithful Margaret A Novel by Annie Ashmore
I had been foolish, sitting there on the floor reading that message of hers that she had belied.
From The Soldier of the Valley by Nelson Lloyd
Little things, almost impalpable, had happened to justify that doubt; something in his manner had belied his words.
From Ann Veronica, a modern love story by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Before,—well, before, her eyes had at least met his, and there had been some light of recognition, even though her carefully masked face had belied it.
From The Cross-Cut by Courtney Ryley Cooper
He had spoken with solemnity, of duty, as higher than love; and she had laughed again, her deep soft laugh, though the look in her eyes had belied her laughter.
From Christina by L. G. Moberly
