How to Use belief in a Sentence

belief

noun
  • There is growing belief that these policies will not succeed.
  • We challenged his beliefs about religion.
  • He gets angry if anyone challenges his religious beliefs.
  • In 2020, the group publicly denounced the racist beliefs of its founder John Muir.
    Justin Worland, Time, 21 June 2023
  • At the end of the film, Sebastián seems to recognize that his beliefs about the monster are wrong.
    Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 19 July 2023
  • The push, pull and clash of opinion and beliefs among this quartet of characters forms the bulk of the narrative.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Overall, a whopping 53% hold at least one of these beliefs.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Page plays Rachel, a teenager raised according to the cult’s beliefs.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 June 2023
  • This moon’s name stems from the belief that wolves are likely to be heard howling at this winter moon due to hunger.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The group believed the FBI was watching them and was training to kill those who refused to share their beliefs, the release and the plea agreement state.
    Taylor Romine, CNN, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The road to getting her work and her beliefs closer to alignment has been littered with tabloid headlines and heartache.
    Natalie Weiner, Variety, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Once that belief that anything can happen is gone, nothing good will come of it.
    Harry Enten, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Contrary to popular belief, Mark Wahlberg doesn’t always want to hit the gym!
    Mark Gray, Peoplemag, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Doctors will be allowed to deny care based on their moral beliefs.
    Lori Rozsa, Washington Post, 10 June 2023
  • For decades, Rolling Stone gripped tight to the beliefs and cultural blinders of that boomer beginning.
    Noah Shachtman, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Over the pulsating minutes that followed, the Bruins’ belief could be seen in the smallest of gestures.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
  • From working with Black Panthers to calling for a cease-fire, Barbara Lee stands by her beliefs.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Bring the Indoors Out Let go of that belief that your outdoor space is completely separate from the rest of your home.
    Lauren Phillips, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Reilly says that belief is based on information from the FBI.
    Jericka Duncan, CBS News, 27 May 2023
  • His extremist beliefs might have cost him a career as a soldier.
    Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 11 May 2023
  • To be very clear, my commitment to our mission and belief in our ability to achieve it has never been stronger.
    Marc Schneider, Billboard, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Moxley's family has maintained their belief that Skakel was the killer.
    CBS News, 3 Jan. 2024
  • That’s in part based on the belief that large blazes were once rare, so plants and animals don’t readily recover.
    Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
  • This is indeed a big country, a rich country, in a way no array of figures can measure and so in a way past belief of those who have not seen it.
    WSJ, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Your unwavering belief in your mission can drive you forward when the waves get rough.
    Indiana (indy) Gregg, Forbes, 17 July 2023
  • Gaelen Morse/Getty The belief is Rodriguez will be able to return quickly.
    Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2023
  • And my belief is there’s no better company positioned than CVS Health to do that.
    Fortune Editors, Fortune Well, 10 Oct. 2023
  • But Season 7 has the most recent and essential details about her mind-set on the Jedi belief system.
    Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The friends who supported him in this belief included Cooper, the man who blocked the constable at the Select Board meeting.
    Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Contrary to popular belief, bones do not turn to ashes in extreme heat.
    Jenny Jarvie, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Sep. 2023

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