unbelieving
adjective
un·be·liev·ing
ˌən-bə-ˈlē-viŋ 
: marked by unbelief : incredulous, skeptical
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Examples of unbelieving in a Sentence
She had an unbelieving look on her face.
unbelieving scientists who demand that all phenomena be subjected to rigorous scientific scrutiny
Recent Examples on the Web
As punishment, God confines them to the desert for 40 years, until the unbelieving generation ...
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Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 10 Sep. 2023
He was told that unbelieving boys and girls in short dresses and naked arms met in these places and fell in love.
—The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2022
Discipleship, ministry and mission all happened in homes as families lived out their faith in Jesus in the midst of an unbelieving world.
—The Rev. Bill Thomas, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 12 Dec. 2020
But the unbelieving or skeptical child, with no great desire to change his life, felt abandoned by those who should have been in charge, and wondered furtively at the authority of that divine command.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2020
The story centers on two scientists who, upon discovering that a meteor will strike the Earth in six months, go on a media tour to try to warn the world but find an unreceptive and unbelieving populace.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2020
Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 10 Sep. 2023
He was told that unbelieving boys and girls in short dresses and naked arms met in these places and fell in love.
—The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2022
Discipleship, ministry and mission all happened in homes as families lived out their faith in Jesus in the midst of an unbelieving world.
—The Rev. Bill Thomas, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 12 Dec. 2020
But the unbelieving or skeptical child, with no great desire to change his life, felt abandoned by those who should have been in charge, and wondered furtively at the authority of that divine command.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2020
The story centers on two scientists who, upon discovering that a meteor will strike the Earth in six months, go on a media tour to try to warn the world but find an unreceptive and unbelieving populace.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2020
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“Unbelieving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbelieving. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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