How to Use credibility in a Sentence

credibility

noun

• In this instance, the lawyer's job is to make the jury doubt the witness's credibility.
• The new evidence lends credibility to their theory.
• The scandal undermined her credibility as an honest politician.
• The word indie has lost a lot of its credibility over the years.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2024
• But over time, the regard for the group seems to have risen, along with its credibility.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
• The credibility of state troopers was on the line, Davis said.
  — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 2 Sep. 2023
• What gives this some credibility is that so many people saw the same thing.
  — Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 14 June 2023
• The case shredded to pieces the little that remained of the talk channel’s credibility.
  — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 19 Apr. 2023
• The credibility of the claims in both lawsuits were questions by the defendants.
  — Kate Mangels, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2023
• Sometimes the mere act of attendance in a war game can lend credibility to the game’s outcomes.
  — Jacquelyn Schneider, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2023
• Now, its new chief justice has vowed to restore the court’s credibility.
  — Hasan Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Sep. 2023
• But in the long run, Modi’s project will take a toll on the authority and credibility of the Indian state.
  — Sushant Singh, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2023
• Charles' wound would lead to seven hours of life-threatening surgery, which those close to the case said strengthened the credibility of his story.
  — Christina Coulter, Fox News, 16 Dec. 2023
• But now Fox doesn’t have to care about mainstream credibility.
  — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 25 Apr. 2023
• After a court decision, Cannon wound up with the Oilers, giving the new league, which hadn’t played its first game, a boost of credibility.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 21 Apr. 2023
• Business leaders still have a lot of credibility with the public.
  — Max Zahn, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2023
• But Kuby, the New York defense lawyer, said Cohen’s credibility problems are not fatal to the case.
  — Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
• The tour needs to be edited, both for its length — my tour lasted nearly three hours — and because the cheesiness dilutes the credibility of other tales.
  — Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• Building that credibility can grow the number of people who will want to buy or display your artwork.
  — Elizabeth Myong, Dallas News, 10 June 2023
• On the other hand, a high number of complaints will hamper your IP’s credibility.
  — Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
• Bruno also appeared to lend credibility to reports that ULA is up for sale.
  — Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 27 Oct. 2023
• The current system of community care, dating back to the Mental Health Act of 1963, had lost much of its credibility.
  — Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
• Allow the firm’s reputation and credibility to make the first noise.
  — Laxmi Corp, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
• American credibility in the Middle East is at an all-time low.
  — Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
• For a regime that has staked much of its credibility and political future on the war in Ukraine, Putin and his Kremlin allies need to keep the domestic focus on the perfidy of the foes next door.
  — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
• Advertisement This was the worst loss of the season for the Clippers (7-9), not in margin of defeat but in loss of credibility and consistency.
  — Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
• Our clients and partners help boost our credibility, causing our name to rise to the top when prospects are in the market for a strategic digital marketing partner.
  — Al Collins, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
• The judge’s choice of words was taken by Mr. Mulroney’s critics to imply a much broader criticism of his credibility.
  — Alan Cowell, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
• Trading on the world’s largest exchange would give JBS access to more capital and enhance its credibility.
  — Fabiano Maisonnave, Fortune, 18 Jan. 2024
• Both are superb looks at the justice system, as well as issues of jurisprudence, witness credibility, and how misogyny and bias can shape the outcome of a case.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 May 2024