How to Use belie in a Sentence

belie

verb
Definition of belienext
Synonyms for belienext
  • Their actions belie their claim to be innocent.
  • The idea that these were stolen to order belies the facts.
    — Swapna Krishna, Smithsonian, 14 Feb. 2017
  • But the moves of the workout itself belie this prim ethos.
    — Danielle Friedman, The Cut, 19 Jan. 2018
  • Johnson tends to play the game with a chip on his shoulder that belies his young age.
    — Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 20 Apr. 2020
  • But the very structure of the law belied the state’s argument.
    — Jack Greiner, Cincinnati.com, 18 Jan. 2018
  • Yet the mood belied no indication that the club was about to go under.
    — Gloria Liu, Outside Online, 14 May 2018
  • The nature of the shale boom is such that proved reserves belie the size of the ultimate resource base.
    — Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2019
  • But the essence of Biden’s argument is belied by the public record.
    — NBC News, 28 June 2019
  • But the strength of this team is that its young players already have wise heads that belie their tender years.
    — John Leicester, chicagotribune.com, 10 July 2018
  • But under the hood, there’s a rich set of metrics, some of which belie the price point.
    — Mike Feibus, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2020
  • But facts on the ground belie many elements of that conviction.
    — Tracy Wilkinson Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2021
  • The stellar play and the confidence to go with it belie Young's tender age.
    — Matt Eppers, USA TODAY, 29 May 2021
  • Tatis ran the bases with a speed that belied his 6-foot-3 frame.
    — Kevin Acee, sandiegouniontribune.com, 13 Mar. 2018
  • But the sweet soccer mom exterior belies a core of steel.
    — Sarah Kunst, Marie Claire, 7 Nov. 2018
  • But that belies some drastic differences deeper in the weeds.
    — Dan Sweeney, Sun-Sentinel.com, 29 Jan. 2018
  • The president’s grim mood belied what was otherwise a good day for him.
    — Peter Baker, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2020
  • The oblong Citroën is far from the only car whose odd looks belie its prowess.
    — Hannah Elliott, Bloomberg.com, 14 Jan. 2021
  • But that statement belied the last five years of Perez’s tenure.
    — Rebecca Lurye, courant.com, 17 June 2019
  • His frequent focus on this one street gang belies the numbers.
    — Sarah Garland, Time, 31 Jan. 2018
  • The narrative is a quasi-mystery set in sunny climes that belie many a dark secret.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 7 Dec. 2021
  • Astaire performs with an ease that belies the complex shot.
    — Gerald Bartell, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Jan. 2018
  • But the vehicle’s wheels and gun belie its overall lightness.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
  • But the fledgling events belied a broader Russian scheme.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 17 Feb. 2018
  • Two sparse trees in the dining room, belie the grand, bursting trees in the living room and family room.
    — Molly Reid Sinnett, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2021
  • His stat line of eight points and six turnovers belies how crucial Miller's performance proved to be.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2020
  • In addition, Hollis has a big voice that belies her age.
    — Theodore P. Mahne, NOLA.com, 12 Dec. 2017
  • His low-key demeanor belies a willingness to take risks and make jolting changes.
    — Sharon Terlep, WSJ, 5 Dec. 2017
  • Astronomers have learned that its subtle impression on the eye belies its true nature.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The focus on the user metrics at all, though, belies a bigger problem.
    — Taylor Lorenz, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2023
  • In practice — and at big-data scale — the numbers belie those stories.
    — Brian Hochman, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2023

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