defy belief

English

Verb

defy belief (third-person singular simple present defies belief, present participle defying belief, simple past and past participle defied belief)

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    • 2011, Dave Thompson, Perry Farrell: The Saga of a Hypester:
      The sheer logistics of the project defied belief, everything from safeguarding the recording equipment from a clubful of frenzied fans, to actually twisting a high enough-quality sound from the in-house PA.
    • 2025 June 8, Jonathan Jurejko, “Alcaraz stuns Sinner in extraordinary French Open final”, in BBC‎[1]:
      The majority of the 15,000 fans were jumping to their feet after every point in a thrilling finale, where both players continued to execute top-quality shots that often defied belief.
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