INCREDULOUS in a Sentence
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65 example sentences for INCREDULOUS, such as:
1. Miss Bart made an incredulous gesture.
2. She was startled, incredulous, then wretched.
3. I am wholly incredulous of the truth of his story.
4. Lestrade and Gregson glanced at each other with an incredulous smile.
5. 'I beg your worship's pardon,' said Mr. Bumble, incredulous of having heard aright.
2. She was startled, incredulous, then wretched.
3. I am wholly incredulous of the truth of his story.
4. Lestrade and Gregson glanced at each other with an incredulous smile.
5. 'I beg your worship's pardon,' said Mr. Bumble, incredulous of having heard aright.
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Meanings and Examples of INCREDULOUS
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incredulous
a. not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
Classic Sentence: (62 in 5 pages)
1 For a fleeting instant she saw Melanie's incredulous face, the look on the chaperons' faces, the petulant girls, the enthusiastic approval of the soldiers.
2 She would be stunned and incredulous and would speak gentle words that stung despite their gentleness, would talk of honor and honesty and truth and duty to one's neighbor.
3 "She would be stunned and incredulous at the first signs of my gentility," said Rhett, arising lightly.
4 And, for her penance, there would be the dreadful sight of Melanie's face changing from fond love and trust to incredulous horror and repulsion.
5 Miss Bart made an incredulous gesture.
6 She was startled, incredulous, then wretched.
7 Affected by the solemnity of the scene, there was a wondering gaze of incredulous curiosity in his countenance.
8 Any time these ten years, they tell me, has that man held up that picture, and exhibited that stump to an incredulous world.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 57. Of Whales in Paint; in Teeth; in Wood; in She...
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 57. Of Whales in Paint; in Teeth; in Wood; in She...
9 And then, while some of the other prisoners gathered round he told his wild story; most of them were incredulous, but Duane knew that Jurgis could never have made up such a yarn as that.
10 When he ventured to utter this impression to his companions, it was met by Hawkeye with an incredulous shake of the head.
11 Lestrade and Gregson glanced at each other with an incredulous smile.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
12 We started off for the cab together, leaving our informant incredulous, but obviously uncomfortable.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER IV. WHAT JOHN RANCE HAD TO TELL
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER IV. WHAT JOHN RANCE HAD TO TELL
13 James Harthouse looked at her with an incredulous smile upon his lips; but her mind looked over and beyond him, and the smile was quite thrown away.
14 'I beg your worship's pardon,' said Mr. Bumble, incredulous of having heard aright.
15 On hearing this most unexpected sound, Mr. Bumble looked, first incredulous, and afterwards amazed.
Example Sentence:
1 When Jack claimed he hadn't eaten the jelly doughnut, Jill took an incredulous look at his smeared face and laughed.
2 I am wholly incredulous of the truth of his story.
3 In my experience, most of the incredulity is expressed by people who don't understand how evolution works and aren't acquainted with all evidence.