How to Use believable in a Sentence
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Moving but not cheesy and sweet but still believable in the context of their dynamic in this show.
— Jessica Goldstein, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2021 -
To pull that stunt off, Sakurai set up a believable gallery, with credible art pieces and invited guests.
— Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2021 -
One reason may be the extensive effort needed to create believable deepfakes.
— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2021 -
But if early returns from a 2021 season are believable, better results could be on the table.
— David Smith, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2021 -
Although some of Highsmith’s later books approach the improbable, in this novel all the details are believable.
— New York Times, 24 Mar. 2021 -
This Is the End), none of them have presented a vision of the afterlife as compellingly believable as Brooks’s film, or as kind.
— Rachel Simon, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2021 -
Rather than opting for a traditional, believable tone, Eilish went the full nine yards (a surprise to absolutely no one) and opted for a platinum look.
— Tatjana Freund, Marie Claire, 17 Mar. 2021 -
Starting with them, and then smartly layering in your brand’s key messages and proof points, will result in more believable messaging and compelling conversations that can close the deal.
— Expert Panel®, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021 -
But its nightmarish predictions of where society is heading do seem worryingly believable.
— Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2021 -
To make the film's devastating climactic scene 100 percent believable.
— Clarissa Cruz, EW.com, 19 Feb. 2021 -
Its villain, Gunnar Hansen’s Leatherface, is sickeningly believable as someone who could exist in the real world.
— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 21 Sep. 2024 -
Yet, her rash (and prolonged) decision, which undoubtedly destroys her family unit, especially her mother, remains too far-fetched to be believable.
— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 24 Sep. 2024 -
The goal was not to go for 1970s on the nose, but to date things a few years prior to make the world feel believable.
— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 Jan. 2024 -
To build a believable bronze, dust the highest points of your face: the top of the cheekbones, (lightly) across the forehead, and down the bridge of the nose.
— Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 24 Feb. 2023 -
So, my whole thing was to make the story very believable.
— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Nov. 2022 -
But the Spurs are 3-1 with a -0.9 net rating right now, which isn’t believable at all.
— Charles Curtis, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2022 -
That the O’Neils desire vengeance is believable enough.
— Tod Goldberg, USA TODAY, 16 May 2022 -
There’s not a minute in Mudbound that doesn’t feel deeply felt and believable.
— Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 30 July 2024 -
The result: their speedy courtship is more believable, less creepy.
— cleveland, 7 Dec. 2021 -
While the plot leak seems believable, there’s no way to verify any of this right now.
— Chris Smith, BGR, 14 Oct. 2021 -
So the notion people are drifting in and out of time in that city seems very believable.
— Hunter Ingram, Variety, 26 Feb. 2023 -
Which may make her version of events just that much more believable.
— Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2023 -
Showing through images and videos makes the words far more believable to the viewer.
— Yec, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 -
Dafoe had his costar slap him in real life around 20 times to help make the action look more believable!
— Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023 -
Kya’s crushes and heartbreaks are some of the only parts of Where the Crawdads Sing that are close to believable.
— Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 15 July 2022 -
In some cases, the caller might even know your name and address, which makes the call sound more believable.
— Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 5 May 2022 -
As beloved as the show has become, it's also known for its not-so-believable plot points.
— Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 July 2021 -
Some are easy to spot while others are more believable.
— Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Sep. 2024 -
This is all believable enough within the context of Noah’s vocation.
— Judy Berman, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024 -
The inclusion of former Sing Sing inmates as actors and the use of the actual facility sets the stage for the raw emotion and honest acting that bleeds through the screen and makes the film believable for audiences.
— Richard Fowler, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
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