How to Use in the belief that in a Sentence
in the belief that
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The two join in the belief that government should do more to solve problems.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2021
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Japanese head spas are deeply rooted in the belief that wellness starts at the scalp.
—Samantha Husted, Charlotte Observer, 16 Jan. 2026
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Such decisions are based in the belief that more requirements lead to a higher dropout rate.
—Rahm Emanuel, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
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Many find comfort in the belief that someday, in the far-off future, this genocide will be condemned by all.
—Literary Hub september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
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Throngs of devotees take a dip in the holy waters in the belief that doing so will purge them of sins and grant them salvation.
—Atul Loke, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2025
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Others rush to buy guns in the belief that lawmakers will soon enact stricter restrictions on gun sales.
—Nicolás Rivero, Quartz, 25 May 2022
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But she’s taken the time to educate herself and has grown more confident in the belief that using her voice can lead to change.
—Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2024
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Paradise+, in the belief that regular old Paradise just wouldn’t generate enough buzz.
—BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2021
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At this point, there was a consensus in the belief that all enterprise applications would go to the public cloud.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Like their counterparts around the world, Philippine democrats were once secure in the belief that history was on their side.
—Sheila S. Coronel, Foreign Affairs, 5 May 2022
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Safe in the belief that the new pope was chosen by God, Lawrence confirms Benitez’s election.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 12 Jan. 2025
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Studies have also found a decline in the belief that having children is necessary for adulthood.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 24 Aug. 2025
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China’s leaders are also keen to reduce moral hazard, or risky bets made in the belief that another party will foot the bill if things go wrong.
—Alexander Saeedy, WSJ, 7 Dec. 2021
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However, they are united in the belief that remaining small is crucial to their prolonged success.
—Barry Levitt, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
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This newsletter, though, is firmly rooted in the belief that our stories are absolutely worth telling.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2023
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It was enabled by those most entrusted to prevent it, acting in the belief that the cause required continuity.
—Michael Sonnenfeldt, Fortune, 19 July 2026
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Each winter locals flood their land to let the saltwater nourish the soil and grass, in the belief that this causes their cows to produce fatter milk and meat.
—Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2023
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Police then began to search for a woman who had been hired as Keene's live-in caretaker, in the belief that she may have been involved in her death.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 7 Aug. 2021
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Organizations get trapped in the belief that more content will equal more impact, but the opposite is often true.
—Rhea Wessel, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Some runners actively try to lengthen their stride or over-stride in the belief that covering extra distance with each step will improve speed.
—Ian McMahan, Outside Online, 19 Apr. 2019
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His defenders are united in the belief that career bureaucrats foiled his first-term plans from inside the government.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
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For too long, trades careers have taken a backseat to software engineering and other tech jobs, in the belief that knowledge work was a better choice.
—Andrew Schaap, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Middle-class Jews gave him their money in the belief that their growing nest eggs would pay for their children's college tuition or their retirement.
—Joe Nocera Bloomberg Opinion, Star Tribune, 15 Apr. 2021
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Her court opinions were always rooted in the belief that every American should be treated equally under the law.
—Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press, 19 Sep. 2020
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The non-religious holiday dates back to ancient Persia, rooted in the belief that spring was a triumph over darkness.
—Sydney Carruth, The Arizona Republic, 19 Mar. 2023
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Show that there’s still respect on your end, but remain firm in the belief that this bizarre social media situation is not worth the time or energy of either of you.
—Jules Terpak, Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2022
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The captains navigated through a narrow channel between the shore and ice, secure in the belief that the winds would continue to blow the ice farther away from land.
—David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Feb. 2023
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The feat tale is laden with a special bread, pan de muerto, as well as tamales, turkey mole, and confections in the belief that the souls of the departed will return to enjoy the meal.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Nov. 2022
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The first phase of US occupation was launched in the belief that the Iraqi people would rise up and reject their oppressors.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
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As someone who grew up seeped in the belief that hard work is noble and shortcuts are character defects, making things easier for myself feels like sacrilege.
—Lisa Earle McLeod, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021
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