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Recent Examples of believable Both Maika Monroe and Bill Skarsgård, as well as Jeffrey Donovan and Kyra Sedgwick, make for believable couples in the film, which only makes everything more enjoyable to watch. Vanessa Maki, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025 When these pillars are strong, results tend to look believable in daylight, hold up under close conversation distance, and remain easy to maintain over time. Maria Williams, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025 Losing 1-0 to Lille in the Europa League, Roma were awarded a lifeline in the 85th minute, only to squander it in barely believable fashion by seeing three penalties in a row saved. Gregg Evans, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 That's why their calls are so believable. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for believable
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Adjective
  • Advertisement Still, how plausible is Bigelow’s tick-tock nightmare?
    Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
  • There were plausible reasons to sell senior players Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez, Jarell Quansah and Caoimhin Kelleher — given the sums that were offered, or the fact that the players themselves were pushing for moves — but none had to be sold.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The opposition and many Western governments have rejected the result, citing a lack of transparency and credible voting data.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Any of Morocco’s front three could have featured here; all credible suggestions for player of the tournament.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025

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