reputedly
adverb
re·put·ed·ly
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Definition of reputedly
: according to reputation or general belief
Examples of reputedly in a Sentence
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The Buddha reputedly died, at age eighty, near what is today Kushinagar, in Uttar Pradesh. — Paul Salopek, The New Yorker, "Walking the Path of the Buddha in a Neglected Corner of India," 9 Aug. 2019 And despite Virgo’s reputedly rigid nature, de Castellane encourages a looser approach to picking an occasion to enjoy her designs. — Vanessa Lawrence, ELLE Decor, "Dior‘s New Tabletop Collection Is Fit for a Virgo," 9 Aug. 2019 By the late 1940s, just two families reputedly remained in the original Liverpool area. — Mike Berardino, Indianapolis Star, "Liverpool FC is coming to Indiana this week — but we've had a Liverpool before," 16 July 2019 Who knew that the murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria — the event that reputedly triggered the start of World War I — could be so ridiculously witty? — Joanne Engelhardt, The Mercury News, "Theater review: Lots of reasons to experience ‘Archduke’," 13 June 2019 He was reputedly born in Bethlehem, a village that belonged administratively in those days to the Roman province of Judaea. — G.w. Bowersock, The New York Review of Books, "The Many Lives of Palestine," 18 Apr. 2019 The breed, reputedly one of the world’s oldest equines, is known for its tranquil temperament, hardiness, and coat color that morphs from dark at birth to nearly white as an adult. — Kimberley Lovato, National Geographic, "Take a road trip through this wild, beautiful French delta," 28 Mar. 2019 Shores of Gold is reputedly 10 to 15 hours long, split across nine chapters, and adds a new island that’s set to be the largest in the game. — Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, "This week in games: A first look at Vampire: The Masquerade 2 (sort-of) and Overwatch's new script editor," 22 Apr. 2019 The village where the violence occurred, Koumaga, is reputedly home to some extremists linked to al-Qaeda. — Washington Post, "World Digest: June 24, 2018," 24 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'reputedly.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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