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noun

credibility

CEFR C1

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

In a sentence

Six example sentences with credibility, each labelled with its topic.

  • Two hours of cross-examination left the witness's credibility in tatters once the jury heard her earlier statement read aloud.

    Law

  • After shipping three features they had publicly promised, the tiny team finally had credibility with enterprise buyers who had ignored them.

    Startups

  • A central bank that misses its inflation target twice loses the credibility it needs for a mere announcement to move markets.

    Finance

  • The minister's credibility collapsed once the emails showed she had known about the delay for months.

    Politics

  • A lab's credibility rests on other groups repeating its results, and two failures in a row can end a career.

    Science

  • The clinic gained credibility with patients when it began publishing its own complication rates each year.

    Medicine

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