"So that enemies will believe you dead," returned The Shadow.

To prevent this you let the enemy believe he still has a chance for freedom.

Even my worst enemies would not believe I was a non-participant in an argument about me.

The point of the plan had been that my enemies believed me dead.

For the moment his enemies must believe him dead.

With luck, our enemies will believe you three perished as well.

Even Alexander's enemies could scarcely believe the scale of the atrocities.

He could use this thing right now, and strike much faster than the enemy would believe possible.

"Our enemies believe that we are weakened from within," Escanes said.

"The admiral is on her way back to Earth and prefers to let our enemy believe she's dead."