Though Norris' contemporaries believed The Pit to be his literary masterpiece, opinions of the book have changed over time.

But her contemporaries had believed the evidence of known facts for years--perhaps believed it yet, if they ever thought about the matter.

Augustine's contemporaries often believed astrology to be an exact and genuine science.

Apparently Razi's contemporaries believed that he had obtained the secret of turning iron and copper into gold.

Parsons and his contemporaries believed that an artist could design better gardens.

Some contemporaries believe she is the one person outside the family to whom William has ever properly opened up about his mother.

Most village cattle were undernourished and unhealthy, and many contemporaries believed that their condition was getting worse.

He was known as a writer of elegies and epigrams, and his contemporaries believed him capable of great things in epic.

Many contemporaries believed that Richard was unwilling to wait until the two Kings had completed their long-drawn-out preparations.

When Einstein formulated general relativity, he and his contemporaries believed in a static universe.