Belief

//bɪˈliːf//

"Belief" in a Sentence (19 examples)

It is a prevalent belief, according to a nationwide poll in the United States, that Muslims are linked with terrorism.

Joan of Arc refused to renounce her belief that the voice she heard was from God and none other.

Try as you might, but you cannot force a belief onto someone else, much less your own self.

Nothing can ever stagger her belief.

I have a firm belief in his innocence.

The devout Christian persists in his belief.

The old belief is still widely current.

Some of Martin Luther King's supporters began to question his belief in peaceful protests.

An old belief is sometimes still widely current.

My belief is that you are right.

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It's my belief that the thief is somebody known to us.

The belief that there is no conflict between [livestock] farming and arable production also seems to be unfounded: by preventing the growth of trees and other deep vegetation in the hills and by compacting the soil, grazing animals cause a cycle of flash floods and drought, sporadically drowning good land downstream and reducing the supply of irrigation water.

My belief is that there is a bear in the woods. Bill said he saw one.

Based on this data, it is our belief that X does not occur.

The ancient people have a belief in many deities.

My belief that it will rain tomorrow is strong.

She often said it was her belief that carried her through the hard times.

I can't do that. It's against my beliefs.

The Trump administration will allow federal workers to promote their religious beliefs to colleagues, display religious items at work and pray together or individually, according to a memorandum issued Monday by the Office of Personnel Management. […] Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbids employers from discriminating based on religion. They are required to make reasonable accommodations for their employees’ religious practices and beliefs unless it would be an “undue hardship” to do so.

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