How to Use belie in a Sentence

belie

verb
Definition of belienext
Synonyms for belienext
  • Their actions belie their claim to be innocent.
  • Emanne Beasha has an operatic voice which belies her tender years.
    — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2019
  • But if a young quarterback is good enough, if his talents belie his age, there might not be a greater force multiplier in sports.
    — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 20 Sep. 2019
  • Once the actual set started, the cheers were even more enthusiastic, belying lyrics that cried a river.
    — Kevin Williams, chicagotribune.com, 1 Aug. 2019
  • But that belies the many nuances of living with a disability: Not everyone uses a wheelchair, for one.
    — Taylor Kate Brown, SFChronicle.com, 16 Sep. 2019
  • Noble hops provide some light spiciness that combined with the malt gives it a depth that belies its modest 4-percent ABV.
    — Jay R. Brooks, The Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2019
  • But historian Paul Haddad reminds us that the city’s preening self-image belies its origin story.
    — Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The unusual campaign prop belied the urgency of Fischer’s mission.
    — Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Tatis ran the bases with a speed that belied his 6-foot-3 frame.
    — Kevin Acee, sandiegouniontribune.com, 13 Mar. 2018
  • The idea that these were stolen to order belies the facts.
    — Swapna Krishna, Smithsonian, 14 Feb. 2017
  • But the moves of the workout itself belie this prim ethos.
    — Danielle Friedman, The Cut, 19 Jan. 2018
  • But under the hood, there’s a rich set of metrics, some of which belie the price point.
    — Mike Feibus, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2020
  • But the very structure of the law belied the state’s argument.
    — Jack Greiner, Cincinnati.com, 18 Jan. 2018
  • Johnson tends to play the game with a chip on his shoulder that belies his young age.
    — Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 20 Apr. 2020
  • But the essence of Biden’s argument is belied by the public record.
    — NBC News, 28 June 2019
  • But the women's team's results on the field seem to belie Lloyd's post-2015 critique.
    — NBC News, 4 Mar. 2022
  • The stellar play and the confidence to go with it belie Young's tender age.
    — Matt Eppers, USA TODAY, 29 May 2021
  • At this point, all teams have played between 43 and 49 games, but the numbers belie the tumult.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2020
  • Irwin’s words belie the claim that Americans didn’t know about the Nazi war against the Jews.
    — Gil Troy, wsj.com, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Yet the mood belied no indication that the club was about to go under.
    — Gloria Liu, Outside Online, 14 May 2018
  • But do their actions in the White House and on Capitol Hill confirm or belie it?
    — Damon Linker, The Week, 19 Oct. 2021
  • The nature of the shale boom is such that proved reserves belie the size of the ultimate resource base.
    — Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2019
  • But all of the freaks’ requests that Lindsay stay with Nick belie that denial, don’t they?
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2021
  • The tearing down of posters of hostages kidnapped by Hamas belies reason.
    — Marc Levine, The Mercury News, 5 Oct. 2024
  • But the strength of this team is that its young players already have wise heads that belie their tender years.
    — John Leicester, chicagotribune.com, 10 July 2018
  • Their light belies their size, given that the particles range from the size of sand grains to boulders.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2024
  • His 5-foot-8 frame belies his savviness and abilities on the court.
    — Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Like Spider-Man, too, its PG rating belies its jokes and themes for all ages.
    — Laura Zornosa, Time, 30 June 2023
  • The award-winning actress, singer and media power player has lived a life that belies her years — and one that has brought her to her knees many times over.
    — Janine Rubenstein, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
  • These right things include those huge 18-karat-gold teardrop earrings, whose lightness belies their size.
    — Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2024

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