Example Sentences

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So when out-of-towners saw the “Go Lydia!” stickers at Zudy’s, they were disbelieving.

From Washington Post • Jul. 27, 2021

The jury were disbelieving and the message sent out to the non-racing public could not have been more negative.

From The Guardian • May 30, 2010

When the story of General Giraud's escape from Konig-stein prison was told last spring it was so fabulously like an Alfred Hitchcock cinema that most observers were disbelieving.

From Time Magazine Archive

The twins were disbelieving, grew angry, and finally broke into tears and sobs.

From The Beggar Man by Ayres, Ruby M. (Ruby Mildred)

P: But the chieftains of his people, who were disbelieving, said: If ye follow Shu'eyb, then truly ye shall be the losers.

From Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side by Ali, Abdullah Yusuf