How to Use incredulous in a Sentence

incredulous

adjective

• He was incredulous at the news.
• Many people were incredulous that such a small fire could have caused so much damage.
• She listened to his explanation with an incredulous smile.
• The White House was incredulous at the idea that Reagan might win.
  — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 18 Apr. 2023
• Cut back to the man on the bike, incredulous at being challenged.
  — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2020
• But Myles was incredulous and got in touch with a group of activists working to save the park.
  — Keith Gessen, Curbed, 10 May 2021
• The young bull stood still as if incredulous that such a thing could happen.
  — Anton Money, Outdoor Life, 15 Aug. 2024
• The man gave at her look that was both incredulous and teasing.
  — Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2021
• McCarthy said to an incredulous Seacrest of the people lining the street for hours.
  — Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, 7 Oct. 2019
• Chris pops over and, like us, stares at her, incredulous.
  — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2020
• Fred, who spent a good deal of the show dancing on the decks, then got on the mic once more, closing the night with incredulous gratitude.
  — Katie Bain, Billboard, 19 Feb. 2023
• Morgan was incredulous throughout the trip at the thought that the entire event could be in his honor.
  — Ben Brazil, Daily Pilot, 14 Dec. 2017
• One area that would bring an incredulous smile to the Drive’s creators is Dogpatch.
  — Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com, 28 June 2019
• That didn’t cut it when diehard fans and cinephiles alike were left incredulous Tuesday.
  — Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2022
• The chip maker was on edge, frustrated and incredulous that the process had stalled.
  — Vivian Yee, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2016
• Max Homa returned from a scouting trip to the site of this week’s Ryder Cup in Rome incredulous with how the course had been set up.
  — Paul Sullivan, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023
• The feat hadn’t been accomplished in so long that Miles Bridges wasn’t even aware of it, leaving him incredulous.
  — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2024
• Johnson fell to the ground, incredulous about the defiant pin.
  — Mike Hughlett, Star Tribune, 15 Sep. 2020
• One was working long hours, and Jay Judah called Wayne, incredulous, asking him to cut the boy some slack.
  — Hailey Branson-Potts, latimes.com, 3 July 2019
• Bob Hoskins asks her in Mermaids, post-coitus and incredulous.
  — Elle Carroll, Vulture, 20 May 2021
• Black players were met with incredulous stares and racist slurs.
  — David Aquilina, Star Tribune, 16 Apr. 2021
• After the storm, the degree of tree damage can seem incredulous.
  — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 12 July 2022
• Fabbri was sprawled next to him, looking incredulous the puck didn’t go in.
  — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2021
• He was left incredulous by the ordeal both in the letter and in an interview with Fortune.
  — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2023
• Her friend was a bit incredulous, Pearce recalls now with a chuckle.
  — Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com, 19 Feb. 2021
• Navarro, incredulous, asked for the piece of paper the question was written on.
  — Peter Coy, Bloomberg.com, 2 May 2017
• That tweaking a local school menu has split the nation leaves him incredulous.
  — New York Times, 18 Mar. 2021
• Ibeagha managed to hustle back and stop Garcia right outside the box with a tackle, although the Loons were incredulous no foul was called on the play.
  — Peter Warren, Dallas News, 25 Feb. 2023
• When the call came, Rossellini was incredulous, worried that returning to the company would dredge up all that history.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024
• Jessica is plausibly incredulous and despairing as she’s told that her ex is well within his rights to simply cut her out of her son’s life.
  — Catherine Bray, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 2 Dec 2024