How to Use reportedly in a Sentence

reportedly

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  • The Mavs will reportedly face the Suns on Christmas Day.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The plane reportedly went down around 2 p.m. near Mt. Olive Drive in the Albertville area.
    — Dennis Pillion | [email protected], al, 3 June 2023
  • One person who was reportedly not a fan of the movie’s script?
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Bystanders reportedly helped get the kids away from the boat.
    — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 7 July 2024
  • The black bear was reportedly stuck in a tree, forcing closures for more than a dozen rides.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The subjects reportedly rode tandem down the half pipe and launched off a large snowbank at the bottom of the half pipe.
    — Erich Murphy, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The newcomer is reportedly quiet and smooth on the seas, too.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2023
  • In fact, the parents of a child named Alexa in Germany reportedly fought to have her name changed in 2022 because of the bullying.
    — Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 31 May 2024
  • The river, which is in the north of the country, reportedly has 61% less water than usual at this time of year, according to the BBC.
    — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Last winter, the Dodgers stayed out of the free-agent market reportedly to save money for this winter’s chase of Shohei Ohtani.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Silva reportedly had a bloody nose and was dressed in clothing that was covered in blood.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Twenty of the fish reportedly washed up on beaches in the months before the deadly earthquake that struck Japan in March 2011.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
  • The first two entries were made reportedly for around $1 million, with this likely a bit more.
    — Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 7 July 2024
  • The Patriots reportedly tried to sign Judon to an extension over the summer, but the math didn’t add up for the player.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2024
  • The show has reportedly tapped Holiday Mia Kriegel to sub in starting next week.
    — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
  • King won the game with a buzzer-beating, off-the-backboard alley-oop layup that DeSales reportedly drew up with 4.2 seconds left in the game.
    — The Courier-Journal, 8 Jan. 2024
  • And speaking of France, Swifties are now focused on Paris, where Kelce is reportedly set to rejoin the singer after a few days apart.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2024
  • Myers then reportedly fired at the male, who was declared dead at the scene along with Oberholtzer and Tanajara.
    — Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Choi was last seen by her ex-brother-in-law, who reportedly worked as her driver.
    — Adam Sabes, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2023
  • The Weeknd was reportedly having dinner when Hadid popped in to greet him.
    — Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Last year, he was photographed in public with Bella and Connor, reportedly for the first time in 15 years.
    — Eva Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
  • The pair reportedly knew each other and police believe that the homicide was not a random act.
    — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2023
  • News accounts said the two had met years earlier in prison, where Kim was reportedly serving time for drugs and Park for fraud.
    — Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The third season was reportedly in the early stages of production when the writers’ strike forced a shutdown.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2023
  • That engagement was called off as well, with the pair reportedly splitting in 2019.
    — Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Kate Middleton and Prince William reportedly made a donation to a food bank in London that was robbed of some of its stock.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
  • The business was one of the world’s fastest-growing startups and now reportedly has more than a billion users on the platform and a market cap of more than $1.5 trillion.
    — Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Sunrise Police reportedly said the car found in the water was last registered in 2005 as well.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Witnesses reportedly told police that a white Dodge pickup truck struck a man, stopped, then came back and struck the victim at least once more before driving away.
    — Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • The friend, an Argentinian businessman, reportedly posed as Payne’s business manager but was not.
    — Justin Curto, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024

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