How to Use disbelief in a Sentence

disbelief

noun
  • She stared at him in utter disbelief.
  • There was a sense of disbelief in there.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Like all of us are in disbelief.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Like all of us are in disbelief.
    — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • His eyes locked on her, wide with disbelief.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Prescott was asked whether news of surgery left him in disbelief.
    — Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2022
  • They were spared the worst of the blast that left them in fear and disbelief.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 9 Oct. 2022
  • Yoon’s wife echoes, her voice sharp with disbelief.
    — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • Louis shook his head in disbelief.
    — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
  • That disbelief has been with Coles all his life.
    — Alex Zietlow, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
  • That disbelief has been with Coles all his life.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
  • Podoll had never seen so much disbelief on so many faces at once.
    — Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
  • In , Nicole gasped and put her head in her hands in disbelief.
    — Daniella Gray, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
  • The disbelief comes over you and just the shock and the amazement.
    — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2022
  • The actress laughed and clutched her hand over her mouth in disbelief.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2023
  • There’s still a kernel of disbelief that this is his job.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The video then shows bystanders in disbelief with hands over their heads.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Bertha shouts in stunned disbelief.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Hien was in disbelief, kneeling on the ground, head in hands.
    — Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
  • Near the launch site, members of the crowd shrieked or stared in disbelief.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Muncy could only put his hands up in disbelief.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • May the people who were once in disbelief have their eyes opened for the first time.
    — Adam Carlson, PEOPLE.com, 9 Dec. 2021
  • The man raised his head, staring up at the sky in disbelief, and then rubbed his eyes.
    — Wu Jianren, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
  • 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
  • Her mouth dropped in disbelief; her once calm and relaxed pup now likes to live on the edge.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Those first days were written in disbelief.
    — Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
  • The war in Gaza has taken that shunt of disbelief and ripped it wide open.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 3 May 2024
  • Zach Sieler hung his head and shook it in disbelief twice.
    — Omar Kelly october 19, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Allen, on seeing the scene in front of him for the first time, put his hands on his head in disbelief.
    — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Dec. 2021
  • In the video, Campos whips her long hair in disbelief.
    — Christina Noriega, Refinery29, 13 Oct. 2025

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