How to Use give credence to in a Sentence

give credence to

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• The gap between the polls and Trump's victory margin appeared to give credence to that theory.
  — The Week Staff, The Week, 7 Nov. 2021
• Now that Musk won't be sitting on its board, the company's leaders should do something simple: Refuse to give credence to Musk's opinions and ideas.
  — Kara Alaimo, CNN, 12 Apr. 2022
• Other measures, though, give credence to Grantham’s caution.
  — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2022
• His comments give credence to the assertion that the team did a lot more than simply modify the previous Demon V-8.
  — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 20 Mar. 2023
• Williams, who led U.N. efforts to end the latest bout of violence in Libya in 2020, said elections are needed in the country to give credence to the country's institutions.
  — Samy Magdy, ajc, 17 Jan. 2022
• Browns coach Kevin Stefanski also refused to give credence to the narrative that Mayfield spreads the ball around better and goes through his progressions more effectively without Beckham on the field.
  — cleveland, 28 Oct. 2020
• The closing paragraphs by author Stacy Schiff give credence to both beliefs that the majority of citizens will eventually do the right thing and that a vocal minority must be right.
  — Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Nov. 2022
• The deputy’s remarks seemed to give credence to the idea that anti-fascists were causing havoc and possibly setting fires, unfounded rumors strenuously debunked by law enforcement.
  — oregonlive, 12 Sep. 2020
• The jury apparently didn't give credence to the defense's two main claims, that Floyd died from pre-existing medical issues and that Chauvin behaved as a reasonable officer would under the circumstances.
  — Rochelle Olson, Star Tribune, 20 Apr. 2021
• Depending upon the circumstance, the human might give credence to the advice, even while realizing that the advice smacks of promoting unethical behavior.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022
• Though historically it's been easy to write off eyewitness accounts, sightings by US aviators picked up through instrumentation have helped give credence to the topic, Elizondo said.
  — Travis Caldwell, CNN, 3 July 2021

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