How to Use believable in a Sentence

believable

adjective
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  • But so there was something about that that was believable.
    — James Hibberd, EW.com, 18 Sep. 2020
  • The secret to making the faux flecks equal parts believable and wearable?
    — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2020
  • Scott's novel is actually a thriller, with not-quite-believable villains who need to be exposed.
    — Star Tribune, 8 Oct. 2020
  • The classic romance scam now has a specific coronavirus twist that makes the ploy that much more believable given the times.
    — Melissa Ramsey, Houston Chronicle, 17 Sep. 2020
  • Shade: Look for a color that matches the surrounding skin exactly for the most believable blend.
    — Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping, 9 Oct. 2020
  • Elam taught them all the latest dance routines, put them up on acrylic nails, showed them how to masterfully brush out their baby hairs and led them in believable games of make-believe.
    — Imani Mixon, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2020
  • And Trump argued that death counts from some other countries were not believable, because of inconsistencies in reporting.
    — Rich Exner, cleveland, 30 Sep. 2020
  • The Surprise and Anger sliders look similarly ridiculous when slammed to their maximum values, but there are some believable looks in between.
    — Popular Science, 22 Oct. 2020
  • The researchers also looked at Martin’s notorious habit of killing off main characters, explaining why the deaths may come across to readers as both shocking and believable.
    — Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Oct. 2020
  • Building a believable world To ensure variety among all those characters, the developers again needed to innovate.
    — Elise Favis, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2020
  • Though having an excellent credit rating, she was rejected without a believable explanation.
    — Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com, 23 Sep. 2020
  • Comey himself is a good example of this uncanny valley between believable fiction and unbelievable nonfiction.
    — David Klion, The New Republic, 25 Sep. 2020
  • Intense relationship dynamics like theirs underpin most of the film’s naturalistic dialogue, which is delivered by a believable cast that sucks you in from the start.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The goal was not to go for 1970s on the nose, but to date things a few years prior to make the world feel believable.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 Jan. 2024
  • To build a believable bronze, dust the highest points of your face: the top of the cheekbones, (lightly) across the forehead, and down the bridge of the nose.
    — Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 24 Feb. 2023
  • So, my whole thing was to make the story very believable.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Nov. 2022
  • But the Spurs are 3-1 with a -0.9 net rating right now, which isn’t believable at all.
    — Charles Curtis, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2022
  • That the O’Neils desire vengeance is believable enough.
    — Tod Goldberg, USA TODAY, 16 May 2022
  • There’s not a minute in Mudbound that doesn’t feel deeply felt and believable.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 30 July 2024
  • These horrors are all too believable, and that is part of the problem.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2021
  • The result: their speedy courtship is more believable, less creepy.
    — cleveland, 7 Dec. 2021
  • While the plot leak seems believable, there’s no way to verify any of this right now.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 14 Oct. 2021
  • So the notion people are drifting in and out of time in that city seems very believable.
    — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Which may make her version of events just that much more believable.
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Showing through images and videos makes the words far more believable to the viewer.
    — Yec, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Dafoe had his costar slap him in real life around 20 times to help make the action look more believable!
    — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Kya’s crushes and heartbreaks are some of the only parts of Where the Crawdads Sing that are close to believable.
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 15 July 2022
  • In some cases, the caller might even know your name and address, which makes the call sound more believable.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 5 May 2022
  • As beloved as the show has become, it's also known for its not-so-believable plot points.
    — Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 July 2021
  • At the time, the SEC was actively deliberating such an approval, making the post even more believable.
    — Sam Sabin, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024

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