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How to use reportedly in a sentence

40 example sentences · adverb

Reportedly means according to reports or rumors. Example: “The Maunder minimum of the Sun reportedly corresponded to a period of great cold on Earth.”

Examples of reportedly by meaning

adverbAccording to reports or rumors.

  • Nintoku, the pseudolegendary emperor of the fourth century, reportedly enjoyed falconry.2015, Morgan Pitelka, Spectacular Accumulation
  • The US is reportedly funding the secret rollout of technology in Iran in an effort to undermine internet censors in the country.2012 April 19, Josh Halliday, “Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised?”, in The Guardian, archived from the...

More sentences with reportedly

  • The Maunder minimum of the Sun reportedly corresponded to a period of great cold on Earth.From the entry minimum
  • Jam pennies were reportedly a favourite food of Queen Elizabeth II.From the entry jam penny
  • City will reportedly look to have a fee for Aguero.From the entry city
  • Reportedly the wrestler’s ticklishness was used against him.From the entry ticklishness
  • OpenAI reportedly gave GPT-4o the system prompt to “match the user’s vibe.”2025 May 9, Mike Caulfield, “AI Is Not Your Friend”, in The Atlantic. From the entry vibe
  • Calvin Klein is reportedly sitting pretty in another of McClean's dazzling $25 million Hollywood Hills creations.2021 January 30, Tanya Sweeney, “The Irish architect who became the ‘megamansion king’ of LA”, in The Irish Times. From the entry sitting pretty
  • Their target: a drug kingpin who reportedly keeps millions of dollars in his fortress of a compound.2019 July 3, Mike D'Angelo, “Oscar Isaac and Ben Affleck blunder through a heavy heist in J.C. Chandor’s Triple Frontier”, in AV Club…. From the entry nab
  • The Chinese government has reportedly detained more than a million Muslims in reeducation camps.2019, Lindsay Maizland, “China’s Repression of Uighurs in Xinjiang”, in Council on Foreign Relations, archived from the original on 10 Dec…. From the entry Uighur
  • The slag was reportedly dumped at the site by members of a nearby temple.2015 December 21, Wei-han Chen, “Tonnes of toxic slag found dumped in Chiayi County”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the…. From the entry Yenshui
  • These mountains, which Ji Shi had reportedly sprung from, seemed to be a hotbed of supernatural activity.2013, Traci Harding, “The Rite of Gao Mei”, in Dreaming of Zhou Gong, HarperVoyager, published 2014, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 363. From the entry feng
  • Jessica Simpson reportedly went on a drinking binge after discovering ex-boyfriend John Mayer is dating Jennifer Aniston.2008 May 15, “Jessica Simpson upset John Mayer dating Jennifer Aniston”, in NEWS.com.au. From the entry date
  • Thompson reportedly booted executives off a cross-continental Citigroup flight to be alone with the impeccably brunette anchoress.2007 April 16, Max Abelson, “Sold! 'Money Honey,' Hubby Buy $6.5 M. East Side Townhouse”, in New York Observer, retrieved 25 Jan 2012. From the entry anchoress
  • "This is how we roll in Spring Valley," one teen reportedly boasted.2006 November 21, Chris McKenna, “Kids at party chant as police sergeant is beaten by angry teens”, in Times Herald-Record, Middletown…. From the entry roll
  • Research umngqusho, a South African dish and reportedly the favorite food of Nelson Mandela.2004, Wanda Cobb Finnen, Talking Drums: Reading and Writing with African American Stories, Spirituals, and Multimedia Resources, page 146. From the entry umngqusho
  • China also reportedly objected to shipping facilities that could have military uses so close to its coast.2000 March 14, Erik Eckholm, “China and Taiwan Pursue Secret Nuclear Waste Deal”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the…. From the entry Wuchiu
  • Reportedly, they moved away from the Petties-like sound, but still maintained a pop-dance vibe.1996 June 10, Anton Kolpakov, “Electronic”, in alt.music.pet-shop-boys (Usenet), archived from the original on 16 Apr 2026. From the entry petties
  • They are available in eight colors, reverse collated in pairs, and reportedly will not miscollate in copiers.1992, American Printer - Volume 209, page 82. From the entry miscollate
  • Walker reportedly asked “were you doing there?” “That word ‘they’ is the magical word, I suppose,” Mr.1973 February 28, James T. Wooten, “Visible Photographer Loses U.S. job”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times…. From the entry magical word
  • A fourth road reportedly runs from Ch’ing-chien on the Yenan-Mi-chih road to Ching-pien on the Yenan-Ting-pien road.[1968, Lyman P. Van Slyke, editor, The Chinese Communist Movement: A Report of the United States War Department, July 1945, Stanford, CA…. From the entry Dingbian
  • Ukraine is reportedly relying on state of the art technology to hold back expected Russian attacks this summer.2025 May 30, CNN Newsroom, spoken by Ben Hunte, via CNN. From the entry drone wall
  • The vestiary reference was, reportedly, “not intentional”.2024 July 20, Jemima Kelly, “Melania Trump really doesn’t care, do u?”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times…. From the entry vestiary
  • He reportedly left Macau with his friends on the night of 25 October (Tuesday) for Hengqin to drive home.2022 October 28, “Guangdong man infected with Covid-19 visited Macau earlier this week”, in Macau Business Media, archived from the…. From the entry Hengqin
  • In one case, a youth was reportedly dragged across the carpet by two staff members, resulting in rugburns on his face.2019 August 13, “A Pueblo center for troubled kids had 243 abuse allegations in the year before it closed”, in The Colorado Sun. From the entry ombudsman
  • She was reportedly surprised by the gift which made her feel as if she was a "really truly princess."2018, Tim Lussier, "Bare Knees" Flapper: The Life and Films of Virginia Lee Corbin (page 40). From the entry really truly
  • Ronald Koeman has agreed a deal with Everton to become their new manager, his agent has reportedly told Dutch media.2016 June 4, Press Association, “Ronald Koeman’s agent says Dutchman has agreed terms with Everton”, in The Guardian, archived from the…. From the entry agent
  • His lack of editorial knowledge makes him doubly unfitted for the role for which he is reportedly being groomed.2016 August 26, Stephen Glover, The Daily Mail, London. From the entry unfitted
  • Kylie Jenner and Tyga reportedly ended their relationship today more than a year after rumors of their coupling first began.2016 September 15, Ian Servantes, Kristen Yoonsoo Kim, “A History of Kylie Jenner and Tyga's (Resurrected and Thriving) Relationship”, in…. From the entry offish
  • Cianjhen, Lingya, Siaogang and Cianjin districts were all reportedly rocked by the explosions on Ersheng Road and Kaisuan Road.2014, Mark Duell, “Massive explosion caused by 'gas leak in sewage system' kills 15 and injures hundreds as it rips through city in…. From the entry Cianjin
  • The decedent was reportedly “trip-sitting” for his friends who were using “acid” on the evening of his death.2014 January, Justin Poklis, Kelly Devers, Elise Arbefeville, Julia Pearson, Eric Houston, Alphonse Poklis, “Postmortem detection of…. From the entry trip sit
  • However, all four states have had the most overheated mortgage markets and reportedly the highest incidence of jingle mail.2008, OECD Economic Surveys: United States 2008. From the entry jingle mail
  • He also reportedly visited Fengshan in Kaohsiung County.2006 November 3, Jenny W. Hsu, “Military man diagnosed with dengue fever”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 24 Sep 2022. From the entry Chienchin
  • The capital of the Baekje Kingdom in the fifth and sixth centuries was Gongju, which reportedly has good feng shui.2004 August 12, Andrew Salmon, “Seoul names new location for capital”, in The New York Times, sourced from International Herald Tribune…. From the entry Baekje
  • If the biofilm is thick, the hydraulic retention times could increase reportedly to four times that for the unslimed surface.1997, D. L. Wise, Global Environmental Biotechnology, page 251. From the entry unslimed
  • French champagne producers have reportedly designed a popless cork.1995, The Australian Grapegrower & Winemaker. From the entry popless
  • Troops were reportedly continuing to arrive on March 17.1949, United States Relations With China, United States Department of State, page 931. From the entry Takao
  • Although many factors in the industrial picture remain unfavorable, the Government reportedly is taking steps toward rehabilitation of industry.1946 December 14, John Stenhouse, “China's Economy Since the Japanese Surrender”, in Foreign Commerce Weekly, volume XXV, number 11…. From the entry Kaohsiung
  • Police reportedly seized Petlin and Tkachenko’s phones and laptops, before taking them to an unknown location where they could not be contacted.2026 April 30, “Yekaterinburg opposition party leader’s home raided in pre-election crackdown”, in Novaya Gazeta Europe, archived from the…. From the entry Tkachenko
  • Though President Trump reportedly told Israel not to kill Iran's supreme leader, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not rule it out.2025 June 26, Kasra Naji, “When Iran's supreme leader emerges from hiding he will find a very different nation”, in BBC. From the entry well-advised

Meaning of reportedly

  1. adverb According to reports or rumors.

Full definition of reportedly

Questions about reportedly in a sentence

How do you use reportedly in a sentence?
Reportedly is used as an adverb. For example: “The Maunder minimum of the Sun reportedly corresponded to a period of great cold on Earth.”
What is a short sentence with reportedly?
“The vestiary reference was, reportedly, “not intentional”.”
What does reportedly mean?
Reportedly means according to reports or rumors.

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