How to Use by word of mouth in a Sentence

by word of mouth

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  • Instead, parents mostly shared information by word of mouth.
    — Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2024
  • The handlers reach out to Brady by word of mouth or via his website.
    — Lauren M. Johnson, CNN, 31 Aug. 2020
  • In other words, Geary’s success has come, in more ways than one, by word of mouth.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2024
  • Waines said the Soul Swapmeet has grown by word of mouth and social media.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2022
  • Some who came out had only learned of the election by word of mouth that morning — but were not the kind to miss a chance to vote.
    — Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Distressed farmers found their way to Vogel by word of mouth.
    — Seth Stern, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Some had found his music on Facebook, others on the radio or by word of mouth.
    — Washington Post, 7 May 2021
  • Teixeira's idea has certainly caught on, the old-fashioned way, by word of mouth.
    — Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2022
  • The company grew largely by word of mouth for the first 19 years because the product spoke for itself.
    — Jill Griffin, Forbes, 22 June 2022
  • The Paiute have passed his story through generations by word of mouth.
    — Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2021
  • Cult films like the sort The Empty Man seems destined to become live and die by word of mouth, by the way their fans sing their praises with the fervor of zealots.
    — Tres Dean, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2021
  • And that's how stories were developed back then, pretty much by word of mouth.
    — Greg Engle, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Where to buy: Bouman makes 300 cases of wine each year, most of which are sold by word of mouth and at tasting events held at his rustic pole barn in Dundee.
    — Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 15 Feb. 2022
  • From there, stories of Nguyen’s firearms proficiency spread by word of mouth.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
  • The generosity appears to be spread largely by word of mouth.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 9 Mar. 2022
  • Talk of Dobbins’ rise up the depth chart began by word of mouth as players and coaches raved about him in interviews.
    — Stephen Means, cleveland, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Melvin Maestas, 44, heard of the clinic by word of mouth and arrived with his 81-year-old father, who has dementia.
    — Susan Montoya Bryan and Morgan Lee, Star Tribune, 21 Apr. 2021
  • In the absence of a free press, news spread by word of mouth: thousands of people were tortured, or left to die, in detention centers.
    — Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Her school will open in September and was mainly advertised by word of mouth.
    — Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Aug. 2022
  • This, though, did nothing to dent its popularity at the box office, which grew by word of mouth.
    — Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Sometimes students come by word of mouth, other times they are referred by ESL teachers.
    — Jeneé Osterheldt, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2022
  • The roving van story circulated by word of mouth in poll watch circles.
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2021
  • The community is powered by word of mouth, not to mention the sheer breadth of culture emanating from the islands, each of which is unique.
    — Riann Phillip, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The majority of parties find out about estates by word of mouth, not the legal section of a print newspaper.
    — For The Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 5 May 2024
  • The starter’s legend travels primarily by word of mouth, both in-person and online.
    — Denver Post, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Encouraged by word of mouth, and, despite—or because of—Gloomhaven’s limited supply, demand for the game soon soared.
    — Sean Michaels, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Previously, these matters traveled by word of mouth, which inevitably made it so any student who wasn’t already in the know was further out of the loop.
    — Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2023
  • For the most part, parents heard about her at church or through referrals from local organizations, or by word of mouth.
    — Lauren Hilgers, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2022
  • The students began to promote the questionnaire by word of mouth and received 4,000 responses within five days.
    — New York Times, 19 May 2021
  • The house is literally overflowing with people who have heard about it by word of mouth or Instagram.
    — Jackson Landers, SPIN, 8 June 2023

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