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Recent Examples on the WebThe underlying mission for every company, which wants to add value, is to define a purpose for the company that is believable to its employees and thus encourages them to come and add value to the enterprise. Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2022 Neither story is handled well enough, the political stuff much worse, and the result is a film that strays too far from Ferrara’s flock to seem believable. Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2022 But for some, Corlys’ upward mobility and stature are less believable than some of the wilder supernatural happenings of the saga. Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2022 There’s very much a sensibility that makes sense, that is sort of seriously believable. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2022 Marshall, hinting at vulnerability beneath an impeccable veneer, makes the transition more believable than Chevalier ever could. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022 Showing through images and videos makes the words far more believable to the viewer. Yec, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 That potential future is all the more believable in a society where some people are driven to death by overwork, said Yasunori Ando, an associate professor at Tottori University who studies spirituality and bioethics.New York Times, 17 June 2022 But a love triangle was a more believable motive than a tiff over gymnasium equipment, so the prosecution also introduced evidence from Barney’s death. April White, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2022 See More
VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, sound可信;聽起來可信▸➤find sth覺得⋯可信ADVERB➤very很可信◇All the characters were very believable.所有的人物都很可信。➤completely, entirely, totally完全可信◇Her character comes across as entirely believable.她塑造的角色給人的印象是完全可信的。➤hardly令人難以相信◇I find her story hardly believable.我覺得她講的事很難讓人相信。