How to Use incredulity in a Sentence

incredulity

noun
  • The news of his death was met with expressions of incredulity.
  • But the out-there premise never breaks through the wall of incredulity.
    Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 May 2017
  • Their stories have been met with a mix of incredulity and anger.
    Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2018
  • There was some incredulity then: ‘Margaret, you’re way over the top!
    John Koblin, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2017
  • At first, Deb’s comments were met with a wave of incredulity.
    Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2018
  • His feet in leg irons are tensed, the toes and arches curled in quiet incredulity.
    Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2022
  • Needless to say, there was a whole lot of distrust and incredulity.
    Mariana Enriquez, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Louisville junior Samuell Williamson gave Cross a look of incredulity.
    Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal, 10 Nov. 2021
  • This is partly for our own health; the stress of living in a state of constant incredulity would kill us young.
    James Hamblin, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2020
  • Their fears, their jokes, their incredulity that life can be good there spoke volumes.
    Alex Zaragoza, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023
  • When Thein reached out to the employees who had the ability to do so, she was met with incredulity.
    WIRED, 27 Oct. 2023
  • As Russ’ lawyer, Josh Duhamel is tasked with playing notes of utter incredulity again and again.
    Daniel D'addario, Variety, 7 Mar. 2022
  • Amos says today, recounting the sting and the incredulity.
    Michael Cavna, Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2022
  • Yet there is still a feeling of incredulity in local rugby circles that the showpiece of their sport is about to be awarded to the U.S.
    John Stensholt, WSJ, 11 May 2022
  • Ohio State fans watched the replay countless times with growing incredulity and anger.
    Nathan Baird, cleveland, 29 Dec. 2019
  • There was breathless incredulity as Wonder Gadot drew neck and neck with Monomoy Girl in the lane, hope and indignation as the foul was lodged.
    Danielle Lerner, The Courier-Journal, 4 May 2018
  • Which is where this story takes a turn toward incredulity.
    Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star, 13 May 2022
  • All Mookie Betts could do was scream, collect his bat off the ground and chop at the air, incredulity sweeping through him and everyone else in blue.
    Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Richard Heene appeared to make a tongue-in-cheek reference to the incredulity of the situation in his comments to the Denver Post.
    Carly Roman, Washington Examiner, 24 Dec. 2020
  • As always, his incredulity is mild; her mother may not even have noticed it.
    Clare Sestanovich, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
  • For months, rivals have nipped at his heels, evincing an I-can’t-believe-I’m-losing-to-this guy incredulity.
    Time, 30 Jan. 2020
  • Zarif took to Twitter to criticize the sanctions in a message laced with sarcasm and incredulity.
    Brian Pascus, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2019
  • Her post was met with a wave of incredulity on social media: How could the leading lady of one of the most celebrated films of the year not score a ticket?
    Andrew R. Chow, Time, 21 Mar. 2022
  • That this backdrop was so violently punctured, by the orange fireballs and dark smoke erupting from the crash sites, added to the incredulity of it all.
    Jean Marbella, baltimoresun.com, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Wilson polished off the 41-yard touchdown run with ease as 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan (guessing here) shook his head in incredulity.
    Gary Peterson, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2019
  • The goal sparked wild celebrations among the Senegalese players and incredulity among Poland's.
    Guy Jackson, chicagotribune.com, 19 June 2018
  • Obama also expressed incredulity at how the White House has responded to the Covid-19 outbreaks among its staffers.
    NBC news, 27 Oct. 2020
  • McGlocklin said, his voice hitting a high pitch of incredulity.
    Jim Owczarski, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Some observers have expressed incredulity over the notion that a non-violent protest could lead someone who cared about the future of the planet to no longer do so.
    Time, 15 Nov. 2022
  • This week, both Texas and Mississippi ended their state-wide face mask mandates, which is what drew the incredulity of Dr. Fauci.
    Andy Meek, BGR, 4 Mar. 2021

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