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 | Dpillion@al.com, 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
  • The black bear was reportedly stuck in a tree, forcing closures for more than a dozen rides.
    Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The newcomer is reportedly quiet and smooth on the seas, too.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • When contractors arrive to make repairs at the mine, they are reportedly led to the equipment in blindfolds.
    Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Enriquez reportedly picked up his backpack and fled the scene on foot, court documents state.
    The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2024
  • None of the money went directly to Iran and no U.S. taxpayer funds were reportedly used.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The drone was reportedly surveilling Yemen when a Houthi militia fired at the equipment, estimated to cost about $30 million.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 16 Nov. 2023
  • When the film premiered in Venice, it was reportedly greeted with both walkouts and standing ovations.
    Erik Morse, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Prosecutors in Georgia are reportedly getting ready to bring their own state charges against Trump in that case as soon as this week.
    Matt Novak, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
  • The ring was gifted by Bryant to his father Joe and is reportedly the only championship ring that Kobe ever gave him.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 1 Apr. 2024
  • White, who has been on the series for more than four decades, is said to be making half of what outgoing host Pat Sajak earns and reportedly has not received a raise in 18 years.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Two officers went to the plaintiffs' apartment to look for the dogs reportedly involved in the biting incident.
    CBS News, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The distance widened after her coach, Kim Mulkey, reportedly asked her to cut back her comments in the interests of recruiting.
    Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 8 June 2023
  • John Schneider has reportedly gotten the attention of the president of the United States.
    Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Washington State and Oregon State were reportedly concerned the meeting would lead to the full breakdown of the conference, something the two schools are clawing to avoid.
    Kevin Skiver, Detroit Free Press, 8 Jan. 2024
  • This was reportedly the first incident in which a robot killed a human; many more would follow.
    Bruce Schneier, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Per the listing, there are reportedly 12 bedrooms and 24 bathrooms so there will be ample space for the Gigli co-stars' blended family.
    Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 2 June 2023
  • After one joke flubbed, Koy, who was named host after some bigger names reportedly passed, also noted how fast he was thrust into the job.
    Jake Coyle, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2024
  • None of the roommates reportedly checked on Garrison after hearing the sound, police said.
    Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2024

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