How to Use believable in a Sentence

believable

adjective
  • That is what makes this scam so believable.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
  • That's why their calls are so believable.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The two bicker about whether or not the ruse even looks believable.
    — Patricia Hernandez, The Verge, 31 Aug. 2018
  • Scammers can use it to make their tricks feel more believable.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
  • Which may make her version of events just that much more believable.
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2023
  • But this has become far too believable.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • That seems believable on the one hand, and very unfair on the other.
    — Lorena Galliot, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2025
  • These horrors are all too believable, and that is part of the problem.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2021
  • That’s a much more believable growth story.
    — Aaron Vaccaro, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • What comes across as silly—and what is just outlandish enough to be believable?
    — Margret Grebowicz, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2023
  • And yet, Forest makes the whole thing feel so believable.
    — Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 19 June 2026
  • First, states need to threaten a response that is both scary and believable.
    — Erica Borghard, Wired, 17 Dec. 2020
  • All the questions posed by the case are made believable by the puncture in the old blood vial.
    — German Lopez, Vox, 18 Oct. 2018
  • This part of the film is witty and almost believable.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
  • While the plot leak seems believable, there’s no way to verify any of this right now.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 14 Oct. 2021
  • There’s not a minute in Mudbound that doesn’t feel deeply felt and believable.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 30 July 2024
  • Which makes his big, evil reveal that much more compelling, and that much more believable.
    — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 10 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • Grandparent scams can feel more believable once school ends.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
  • So the notion people are drifting in and out of time in that city seems very believable.
    — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 26 Feb. 2023
  • And that’s one of the more believable plot elements.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Once the two spoke on the phone, the reality was more clear but no more believable.
    — Dan Greene, SI.com, 18 June 2019
  • But does the film do enough to make her motivations feel earned and believable?
    — Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The context of the time explains why the rumor was so believable.
    — Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
  • Notably, that makes the result more believable, not less.
    — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • Showing through images and videos makes the words far more believable to the viewer.
    — Yec, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Most of the time, the more believable answer is almost always true.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2024
  • The secret to making the faux flecks equal parts believable and wearable?
    — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2020
  • That's a very believable claim, and that's not really a tax evasion-like claim.
    — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Yet, Greaney makes each escape believable in its own way.
    — Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026

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