Example sentences for: belies

How can you use “belies” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • He added that China's record in particular belies my argument because its roughly balanced global trade indicates that it is not a net capital importer.

  • The surface simplicity of the scene belies the sheer weight of the spot's message.

  • However, a WP front-page article headlined "Russia in Reverse" effectively belies Chernomyrdin's assertions, saying, "Perhaps more than at any time [since] the Soviet collapse, the concepts of liberal market reform and democracy are in retreat."

  • Its only real faults are its title, which belies the content, the cutesy headings, and the lack of a truly detailed index: self-indexing does not provide coverage of sufficient detail.

  • A story argues that New York City's recent police brutality belies general reform in the nation's police departments.


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