would have one believe

phrase

: want/expect someone to believe (something)

They would have us believe that all these problems can be fixed by raising taxes.

Examples of would have one believe in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Despite what right-wing dog whistles would have one believe, irreversible procedures like top surgery are performed on individuals under the age of 18 in only the rarest of cases. — Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025

Russia is almost certainly capable of cyberattacks of greater scale and consequence than events in Ukraine would have one believe. — David Cattler, Foreign Affairs, 6 Apr. 2022

The two classes of litigation have less in common than those supporting the analogy would have one believe. — Daniel Markind, Forbes, 25 May 2021

Rhymes for would have one believe

• achieve
• conceive
• deceive
• naive
• perceive
• receive
• relieve
• reprieve
• retrieve
• breve
• cleave
• cleeve