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How to use rumour in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Rumour means UK, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Ireland spelling of rumor. Example: “There's a rumour floating around the office that Jan is pregnant.”

Examples of rumour by meaning

nounUK, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Ireland spelling of rumor.

  • Rumour had it (though not proved) that she descended from the house of the lords Talbot de Malahide1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 16]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC
  • There were rumours, new rumours every morning, delightful and outrageous rumours, so that the lumps in the porridge were swallowed without comment and the fish-cakes were eaten without contumely.1922, Michael Arlen, “1/1/2”, in “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days
  • Similarly it might be held that Paradise originated in a rumour invented in hell to make society the more interesting .1969, Peter Vansittart, Pastimes of a Red Summer: A Novel, Owen, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 140

verbCommonwealth standard spelling of rumor.

  • Two of the four main routes over the Border were rumoured to be threatened with withdrawal of, or heavy cuts in, passenger services.1961 November, “Talking of Trains: Drastic cuts in Scotland?”, in Trains Illustrated, page 644

More sentences with rumour

  • There's a rumour floating around the office that Jan is pregnant.From the entry float
  • There was a vicious rumour that the final was rigged, as the defense seemed useless.From the entry rigged
  • He was at great pains to distance himself from the rumours.From the entry at pains
  • It was rumoured that the lady and the gentleman were keeping company.From the entry keep company
  • I heard a rumour that they got married.From the entry that
  • How could they print an unfounded rumour like that?From the entry print
  • There have been persistent rumours for years.From the entry persistent
  • Rumour has it Joe is looking for a new job.From the entry rumour has it
  • There was a rumour about them in the air.From the entry in the air
  • A rumour is as hard to unspread as butter.From the entry unspread
  • These rumours could finish your career.From the entry finish
  • The rumour went all around town.From the entry go
  • X spreads false rumours to third parties about X’s spouse being promiscuous.2023, Parliament of Singapore, “Women’s Charter (Family Violence and Other Matters) (Amendment) Bill”, in Republic of Singapore Government…. From the entry promiscuous
  • A new Netflix TV series of Star Trek has been rumoured.2014 June 12, Nicholas Barber, “Out of this world: are space operas making a comeback?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry space opera
  • Rumour has it that it involves calculus, astrology, quantum mechanics and the use of dice.2011, Shehan Karunatilaka, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, Jonathan Cape, page 195. From the entry Duckworth-Lewis method
  • At the time they were spreading rumours about me and other politicians as well.2009 November 29, “Parties Demand Salmond Holds Blog Smear Inquiry”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 02 Dec 2009. From the entry cybernat
  • Here's how trade rumours can get started in this era of instant blogification.2009 July 8, Richard Griffin, “Don't panic Jays fans, Roy Halladay stays for now”, in Toronto Star. From the entry blogification
  • Rumours are abuzz that 'Vaughniston' aka Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston are back together once again.2007 April 24, “Aniston and Vaughn back together again?”, in Hindustan Times. From the entry Vaughniston
  • Poor Chief Magalie hadn't heard the rumours on the bush telegraph.2007, Obie Oberholzer, Long Ago Way: In the Footsteps of Alphons Hustinx. From the entry gramadoela
  • He hoped that the rumour about the Canadian school with neckties was true.2005, Kathrine K[ristine] Beck, Snitch, Scholastic Children’s Books, →ISBN, pages 87–88. From the entry Harry Potterish
  • She lies, steals and sleeps around, gleefully spreading malicious rumours wherever she goes.1999 January 14, Geoffrey Macnab, “Arts: Strong, conniving women: the final frontier”, in The Independent, UK, retrieved 12 May 2014. From the entry wicked tongue
  • What, for instance, of all those rumours about troops who went “bossies” - bush-mad?1983, Frontline, volume 3, numbers 3-10, page 32. From the entry bossies
  • Rumour has it that a new luxury lounge car design is also under discussion at the moment.1964 July, “XP64: New Standard Carriage Project”, in Modern Railways, page 2. From the entry rumour has it
  • Rumour credited his family tree with both a 50 per cent.1956, Carlile Aylmer Macartney, October Fifteenth: A History of Modern Hungary, 1929–1945, volume 1, page 105. From the entry bend sinister
  • I heard a rumour that they went to Siaokan north of Hankow on the railway.[1938 March 20, Agnes Moncrieff, “Hankow and the Godown, January-March 1938”, in Barbara Francis, editor, You Do Not travel in China at…. From the entry Xiaogan
  • When rumour got afoot that in future mechanical power would be unlimited, the people expected a millennium.1930, Olaf Stapledon, Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future, London: Methuen & Co., →OCLC. From the entry millennium
  • Perchance some faint rumour of me may have leaked within the confines of your hellish abode.”1913 January–May, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “The Gods of Mars”, in The All-Story, New York, N.Y.: Frank A. Munsey Co., →OCLC; republished as…. From the entry abode
  • X’s spouse finds out about the rumours and is distressed.2023, Parliament of Singapore, “Women’s Charter (Family Violence and Other Matters) (Amendment) Bill”, in Republic of Singapore Government…. From the entry promiscuous
  • Many industrialists have noted that the structure of rumour transmission seems to be similar to its industrial counterpart—the grape-vine.2016, T. M. Lillico, Managerial Communication, page 67. From the entry grape-vine
  • Rumour has it that a woman whose husband died fighting with Isis now receives a generous widow's pension from jihadi coffers.2014 November 27, Ian Black, “Courts kept busy as Jordan works to crush support for Isis”, in The Guardian. From the entry exchange
  • Challenging what we understand as “information”, she explores the role of rumour, myth, conspiracy theories, lies and propaganda.2014 May 19, Stefan Borg, “Propaganda: “Better than the Truth – Extra Factual Sources of Threat Conception and Proliferation””, in…. From the entry extra-factual
  • It was rumoured that on a trip home to Barinas, Chávez took a baseball bat to a brother's Hummer.2013 March 7, Rory Carroll, Comandante: The Life and Legacy of Hugo Chávez, Canongate Books, →ISBN. From the entry boligarch
  • As rumoured for some time, 18-year-old Ethan Gage was plucked up by English Championship club Reading FC Monday.2011 January 31, Matt Kieltyka, “Ethan Gage off to Reading”, in Metro Canada, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2011. From the entry pluck up
  • There was a rumour that the rare wolfkin had been sighted in the botanical gardens in the west of the city.2010, Kate Atkinson, Not The End Of The World, →ISBN, page 31. From the entry wolfkin
  • Lowe quit the West Wing last year amid rumours that he was unhappy that his co-stars earned more than him.2003 June 11, Claire Cozens, The Guardian. From the entry him
  • The rumour is that the next area in the British Isles to be Muslimified will be Golders Green.2002, Jon, “Re: Police stations in your area”, in alt.journalism.newspapers (Usenet). From the entry Muslimify

Meaning of rumour

  1. noun UK, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Ireland spelling of rumor.
  2. noun A prolonged, indistinct noise.
  3. verb Commonwealth standard spelling of rumor.

Full definition of rumour

Questions about rumour in a sentence

How do you use rumour in a sentence?
Rumour is used as a noun and verb. For example: “There's a rumour floating around the office that Jan is pregnant.”
What is a short sentence with rumour?
“The rumour went all around town.”
What does rumour mean?
Rumour means UK, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Ireland spelling of rumor.

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