How to Use credible in a Sentence

credible

adjective
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  • She does a credible job of playing the famous singer.
  • We've received credible information about the group's location.
  • The world and time of the story, though so close, are looked back on as some barely credible dream too fantastic to endure.
    — Alan Hollinghurst, The New York Review of Books, 3 Aug. 2022
  • In search of facts on Roe v. Wade, people need to seek out accurate information from credible sources.
    — Zoe Toperosky, oregonlive, 7 Aug. 2022
  • Sitting among the brass and near the percussion, that sense of empowerment in the players seemed not only credible but palpable.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2022
  • With many families afraid to speak out and no credible casualty count, independent media and rights groups keep their own tallies.
    — Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2022
  • Beyond that, there are no substantive or credible claims that Kennedy has the security of Senate support.
    — Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
  • In each case, the orchestra under Andris Nelsons gave the new scores sensitive, credible readings.
    — Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Without credible security guarantees, any ceasefire agreement is likely to fail.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The footage was credible enough that researchers from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology traveled to the Delta to continue the search.
    — Nick Popowitch, Arkansas Online, 27 July 2022
  • From digital courses to virtual book clubs and professional coaching, there are a plethora of credible vendors satisfying a range of budgets.
    — Yec, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022
  • Any credible dermatologist knows the importance of cleansing.
    — Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Ensure the links are valid and lead to credible sources.
    — Bruce Weinstein, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Police said the threat has been proven not to be credible.
    — Ben Kesling, WSJ, 14 Feb. 2023
  • In one of the less credible turns, at day’s end Josephine sends Mimosa a used red dress and shoes as a present.
    — Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The accusers had to be deemed credible, and they could not be paid or of evil repute.
    — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
  • The state says there is no evidence of that, but the judge found Miller’s claim credible.
    — Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 21 Sep. 2022
  • It was determined the threat was not credible and the boy had no access to guns.
    — Andy Attina / Cleveland.com, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Police found the calls that warned of a student having a gun and a bomb were not credible.
    — Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The judge did not disclose any details about the threats against him, or whether any of them were deemed credible.
    — Marshall Cohen, CNN, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Since the over has cashed in five of the past six head-to-head meetings, our argument feels even more credible.
    — Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2023
  • That was one of the main concerns, just to sound credible and believable.
    — Esther Zuckerman, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2022
  • After the shooting, Dwyer said that there were more than 30 school threats, about half of which were deemed credible.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 14 Sep. 2022
  • One online threat to shoot up a polling place in Detroit was deemed not credible.
    — Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
  • None of the theories plumbed so far by news outlets seems credible enough to stand on its own.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 May 2023
  • At the core of NATO is the credible threat of a strong, united response to aggression.
    — M. E. Sarotte, Foreign Affairs, 10 July 2023
  • This in my mind is now the only credible prospect for the final leg up and is not exactly a long shot.
    — Clem Chambers, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Deputies concluded that the posts — which came from a student — did not present a credible threat, Doyle said.
    — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2022
  • The detective said both women’s accounts were credible because their story matched the video.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The alleged tweet was fabricated, and no credible evidence supports the idea that Trump or his media company plans to acquire TikTok.
    — Jesus Mesa, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025

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