BELIEF in a Sentence
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186 example sentences for BELIEF, such as:
1. We are devastated, shocked beyond belief.
2. It is my belief that nuclear weapons are immoral.
3. Contrary to popular belief, many cats dislike milk.
4. They showed a lack of common sense that beggars belief.
5. She saw there was belief in his eyes but little interest.
2. It is my belief that nuclear weapons are immoral.
3. Contrary to popular belief, many cats dislike milk.
4. They showed a lack of common sense that beggars belief.
5. She saw there was belief in his eyes but little interest.
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Meanings and Examples of BELIEF
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belief
n. a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
n. any cognitive content held as true
Classic Sentence: (126 in 9 pages)
1 Atlanta considered him the root of all strength and all wisdom and it was not strange that he had absorbed something of their belief.
2 Her own life was so pleasant, so sheltered, so wrapped about with people who loved her, so full of kindness that what Mammy told her was almost beyond comprehension or belief.
3 And complete understanding, because he, like her, saw truth as truth, unobstructed by impractical notions of honor, sacrifice, or high belief in human nature.
4 She saw there was belief in his eyes but little interest.
5 His understanding of Lily helped to confirm her own belief in her friend.
6 Some women are strong enough to be good by themselves, but I needed the help of your belief in me.
7 Though I do stick firmly to the belief in the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man and the leadership of Jesus.
8 She caught herself criticizing his belief that, since his joke about trying to keep her out of the poorhouse had once been accepted as admirable humor, it should continue to be his daily bon mot.
9 One enchanted hour when she returned to youth and a belief in the possibility of beauty.
10 Vida Sherwin had given her a letter to an earnest woman with eye-glasses, plaid silk waist, and a belief in Bible Classes, who introduced her to the Pastor and the Nicer Members of Tincomb.
11 Krajiek encouraged them in the belief that in Black Hawk they would somehow be mysteriously separated from their money.
12 Perhaps Russian Peter, come from farther away than any of us, had brought from his land, too, some such belief.
13 Nina interpreted the stories about the creche fancifully, and in spite of our derision she cherished a belief that Christ was born in Bohemia a short time before the Shimerdas left that country.
14 The daughters of Black Hawk merchants had a confident, unenquiring belief that they were 'refined,' and that the country girls, who 'worked out,' were not.
15 But Charley Harling and I had a strong belief that he had been along this very river.
Example Sentence: (60 in 5 pages)
1 Indeed, in traditional High Church fashion, they were not ashamed to announce their belief in the divine-right nature of bishops.
2 His battle against cancer has strengthened his belief in God.
3 The huts they lived in were sordid and filthy beyond belief.
4 We are devastated, shocked beyond belief.
5 One billion people throughout the world are Muslims, united by belief in one god.
6 It is my belief that we will find a cure for cancer in the next ten years.
7 They showed a lack of common sense that beggars belief.
8 The belief that one should work hard is ingrained in our culture.
9 Those war plans rested on a belief in the ineluctable superiority of the offense over the defense.
10 Plain ordinary dream, we used the only adhere to the belief to support the dream.
11 She remained resolute in her belief that the situation would improve.
12 It is my belief that nuclear weapons are immoral.
13 Contrary to popular belief, many cats dislike milk.
14 If you're selling, you have to have genuine belief in the product.
15 They reflect a belief that they are working with people, not with systems.