How to Use credible in a Sentence

credible

adjective
  • She does a credible job of playing the famous singer.
  • We've received credible information about the group's location.
  • Then again, there were credible reports of strikers being hit by cars on two occasions.
    Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The story seems more credible, perhaps, due to the inclusion of a real-world product.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
  • There are no credible reports of animals being harmed by Haitian migrants in either city.
    Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
  • The town's authorities have said that there have not been credible reports about migrants targeting pets.
    Ibrahim Aksoy, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2024
  • SafeSport, however, found that Fairchild’s version of the events was credible.
    Bob Hohler, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Feb. 2023
  • There has been no evidence produced publicly and found to be credible by any official body backing up claims of corruption or fraud on a scale that could have swung the election.
    Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 11 Sep. 2024
  • To provide credible evidence, the ITP has followed roughly the same procedure for more than 20 years.
    Bymitch Leslie, science.org, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Those who choose to pursue foraging should conduct thorough research from multiple credible sources, consult experts, and exercise caution.
    The Npr Network, NPR, 12 Sep. 2024
  • In one of the less credible turns, at day’s end Josephine sends Mimosa a used red dress and shoes as a present.
    Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The accusers had to be deemed credible, and they could not be paid or of evil repute.
    Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
  • It was determined the threat was not credible and the boy had no access to guns.
    Andy Attina / Cleveland.com, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The judge did not disclose any details about the threats against him, or whether any of them were deemed credible.
    Marshall Cohen, CNN, 11 Apr. 2023
  • None of the theories plumbed so far by news outlets seems credible enough to stand on its own.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 May 2023
  • At the core of NATO is the credible threat of a strong, united response to aggression.
    M. E. Sarotte, Foreign Affairs, 10 July 2023
  • Last but not least, your brand promise must be credible.
    Yec, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The threat has since been deemed not credible, media reports said.
    Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Employees need to believe the data is credible, from its source all the way through the pipeline.
    Sheila Callaham, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • And, of course, the public reaction told us that the public did not think that those answers were credible or good.
    Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The commission in 2017 also found Murray’s claims to be credible and referred it to a judge.
    Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The first credible report of a Burmese python on Key Largo was made in the mid-2000s, but exactly how many of the snakes have made their home on the island in the past couple of decades isn’t clear.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The Clippers have made a credible case to be one of those teams because their players have found new ways to play since Harden’s arrival.
    Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Of course, nobody likes to be threatened — and I’m threatened with real, credible threats.
    Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
  • Perhaps yes, perhaps no, but the notion that SpongeBob and the guy from Jackass would hover in his sphere is, yes, credible.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Motown had long since decamped to California, and the city hadn’t produced a credible star in more than a decade.
    David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2024
  • One of these actors could likely have done a credible job with the role, Jalali says, and their lack of experience was not an issue for him.
    Will Tizard, Variety, 4 July 2023
  • Apple, which says the EU has failed to provide credible evidence of consumer harm, has pledged to appeal.
    Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Between the lines: 94.8% of all reports last year were deemed credible, with false and misused reports making up the remainder of tips.
    Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Alexei Navalny, the activist widely seen as the most credible opponent to Putin, died in a Russian prison last month.
    Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2024

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