How to Use disbelief in a Sentence

disbelief

noun

• She stared at him in utter disbelief.
• Prescott was asked whether news of surgery left him in disbelief.
  — Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2022
• The disbelief comes over you and just the shock and the amazement.
  — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2022
• The video then shows bystanders in disbelief with hands over their heads.
  — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2022
• In the beginning, there was a lot of disbelief from patients.
  — Adrienne Gaffney, ELLE, 20 Sep. 2022
• At this point in the story, Jill and Genevieve are screeching in disbelief.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2022
• People can be heard screaming amid the loud clattering of metal as a man stands with his hands on his head in disbelief.
  — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2022
• The prime minister was in disbelief after spending that time with the Queen.
  — Aaron Parsley, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2022
• Baxter freed himself on a nifty spin move at the line of scrimmage that left West Orange players in disbelief.
  — Chris Hays, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2022
• Angela takes a break to talk directly to the cameras and express her disbelief at Michael's behavior.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 30 Sep. 2022
• Desert Mountain players waited a second, almost in disbelief, then stormed onto the field as winners of a 30-26 thriller.
  — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 24 Sep. 2022
• In the days after her death, Houston fans swarmed local record stores to purchase her albums, and many also called in to local Tejano radio stations to express their disbelief.
  — Ariana Garcia, Chron, 7 Oct. 2022
• They were spared the worst of the blast that left them in fear and disbelief.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 9 Oct. 2022
• In disbelief, the 60-year-old studied the place where the bridge once stood.
  — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2024
• 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
• The war in Gaza has taken that shunt of disbelief and ripped it wide open.
  — Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 3 May 2024
• The actress laughed and clutched her hand over her mouth in disbelief.
  — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2023
• The mom-to-be was in disbelief and couldn’t stop laughing and smiling.
  — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 1 July 2024
• Herz stood and stared at the wall in disbelief as Arraez rounded the bases.
  — Andrew Golden, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
• One struggling pitcher walked to the top step of the home dugout and peered toward the right field grass in disbelief.
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Feb. 2023
• Each day that month, Avery had watched in disbelief as Lake Morey failed to freeze over.
  — Joanna Slater, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Feb. 2023
• Rodriguez says as the crowd gasps and guffaws in disbelief.
  — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 13 Mar. 2023
• Fans, at least the few remaining in the stands, could only laugh in disbelief.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
• Thoughts may revolve around disbelief and a desire to return to the way that things once were.
  — Mark Travers, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
• Rodgers fell to the turf on a routine play early in the first quarter, stood briefly, then sat down, a look of disbelief on his face.
  — Christopher Maag, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
• Berube couldn’t help but laugh in disbelief when asked about that being on the line Thursday, with her team having the chance to end the streak.
  — Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 6 Dec. 2022
• Belichick and the Patriots were left in stunned disbelief at the end of Sunday's loss.
  — Hayden Bird, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Dec. 2022
• Physics has nothing to say about that last bit, other than to roll its eyes and shake its head in disbelief.
  — Jennifer Ouellette and Sean M. Carroll, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2023
• After the catch, Hamilton just shook his head in disbelief.
  — Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2024
• That’s the term widely used for technology that does not suspend our disbelief and, in fact, takes human resemblance and tosses it into a blender of dystopian nightmares.
  — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 11 July 2024

Last Updated: 14 Sep 2024