How to Use believe in a Sentence

believe

verb

• The scientists believed the reports.
• They were tricked into believing that he was a doctor.
• He says he'll help us, but I don't believe him.
• He says he'll help us, but I don't believe what he says.
• You shouldn't believe everything you read.
• Many people seem to believe that theory, but I find it hard to believe.
• She went to church because her family expected it, but she didn't really believe.
• Counseling is the kind of help that experts believe can help head off such attacks.
  — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2023
• Police believe the motive was that Adams didn’t want to be in Sims’ life anymore, Stout said.
  — Tony Marrero, al, 9 Feb. 2023
• In fact, many physicists believe the two ideas are intimately related.
  — Dan Falk, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2023
• People like Donald Trump don’t believe women deserve rights.
  — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Nov. 2024
• Travis Kelce is poking fun at the naysayers who didn't believe in the Kansas City Chiefs this year.
  — Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2023
• Walker, who believed that intruders were entering the home, fired one shot from a handgun, striking one officer.
  — Russell Contreras, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
• Problem one: Even in his own party, a significant number of voters don’t believe Biden has accomplished very much.
  — David Lautersenior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2023
• The perception that tech hired an unprecedented level of workers also may have misled people to believe that recent layoffs were heftier.
  — Elisabeth Buchwald, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2023
• In this narrative, experts believe that Church leaders encouraged the rumors of pagan roots in an effort to quell the festivities.
  — Erin Cavoto, Country Living, 13 Feb. 2023
• Investigators believe that the bulk of the electronics is scattered on the bottom of the ocean, F.B.I. officials said.
  — Julian E. Barnes, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2023
• No one knows precisely why the body twitches while falling asleep, but experts believe excessive caffeine intake, and physical or emotional stress may increase their frequency.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 9 Feb. 2023
• The younger Prigozhin is believed to have died in a plane crash this week.
  — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2023
• They are believed to bring good luck in the coming year.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Jan. 2024
• But Kupferman believes most kids are not afraid of the band.
  — Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2024
• For now, the researchers believe that Antarctica is too cold for the grain moths to spread in the wild.
  — Popular Science, 15 Feb. 2024
• Still, the way I've been played by my periods, best believe my uterus will be the first to go.
  — Caroline Colvin, Health, 9 Mar. 2024
• The suspects are believed to be in the Birmingham area.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 14 June 2023
• Israel believes around 60 to 70 hostages are still alive in Gaza.
  — Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2024
• Overall, it’s often believed that the higher the thread count, the softer the sheet.
  — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2023
• All four left the night club in what’s believed to be a gray sedan, officials said.
  — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2024
• Police believe the shooting involved the sale of a gun.
  — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 10 May 2024
• The unit is believed to have been engaged in the fighting along the Lebanon-Israel border since Oct. 7.
  — Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
• The new management believes Chisholm is determined to be great and that his heart is in the right place.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Nov 2024