How to Use widely believed in a Sentence
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It was widely believed the Aztecs were doing that with eyes on joining the Pac-12.
—Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 July 2023
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If the Princes in the Tower were dead, as was widely believed at the time, then Elizabeth should have been next in line to the throne.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Mar. 2023
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It is widely believed that there are a few ghosts still lurking in the infamous prison.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2023
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Once the captain of Swift’s fabled squad, Kloss is widely believed to have fallen out with Swift sometime in the mid-2010s.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 10 Aug. 2023
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Put simply, that means there is a lot less precision to a poll than widely believed.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2023
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It's widely believed that the average person speaks over 7,000 words a day.
—John Lowe, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
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The nation was one of the last to criminalize slavery, and the practice is widely believed to persist in parts of the country.
—Jake Offenhartz, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2023
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This is widely believed to be the first time the date for pitchers and catchers reporting is before the Super Bowl.
—Juliette Arcodia, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2024
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And while it was widely believed to be the last film from the famed animator, Miyazaki appears to have other ideas.
—Andrew Webster, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2023
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It’s widely believed that the country will receive at least 24 fighter jets in total.
—Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2024
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To get around this it is widely believed that Russia has been paying huge premiums to buy aging oil tankers.
—David Cay Johnston, The New Republic, 30 Mar. 2023
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It is widely believed that Yeats had painted himself and his wife prominently within the crowd.
—John Branch, New York Times, 2 May 2024
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It is not widely believed that Archimedes used a single parabolic mirror, as it cannot be aimed the same way a flat mirror can.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
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The controlling conservative bloc of the Supreme Court is widely believed to have taken the case with the intent of curtailing Chevron.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2024
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That 2019 incident is widely believed to be the first time an Arizona official had displayed a pride flag at the Capitol.
—The Arizona Republic, 1 June 2023
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Details of the album, due March 29, are still emerging, but it’s widely believed to focus on country music.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2024
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The hit to household budgets is ill-timed for the overall economy, Jefferies says, because the United States is widely believed to be on the brink of a recession.
—Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2023
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It is widely believed that that date will be delated, as Trump asks the court to rule on questions of evidence and other legal issues.
—Politifact Staff Writer, Dallas News, 1 Aug. 2023
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But it was widely believed inside the network that some loyal viewers abandoned the network over the decision.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
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One son, Rustam, is the chair of the National Assembly of Tajikistan and widely believed to be his father’s successor.
—Marlene Laruelle, Foreign Affairs, 14 May 2024
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During Halley’s time, it was widely believed that comets only pass through our solar system once.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Oct. 2023
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Redick is working the NBA Finals as a television analyst, and it’s widely believed that is playing a role in how everyone will proceed in the closing stages of the search.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
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The succession race is on at , after the abrupt departure of a top executive widely believed to have been in line for the healthcare company’s top job.
—Peter Loftus, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2023
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It is widely believed that the Fed should not regulate interest rates in accordance with the 2% target because the target is outdated and needs to be raised.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 13 May 2024
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It is widely believed these numbers understate the problem.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2023
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DiMaggio is also widely believed to have pummeled the actress, following the filming of the most famous scene in cinema history: the white dress, the wind from below.
—Sophie Lewis, Harper's Magazine, 10 Oct. 2022
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The decision is a blow to the oil majors’ push to have their concerns heard by a federal court, where they are widely believed to have a higher chance of success than in state and local jurisdictions.
—Jeremy Beaman, Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2023
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The decision is a blow to the oil majors’ push to have their concerns heard by a federal court, where they are widely believed to have a higher chance of success than in state and local jurisdictions.
—Jeremy Beaman, Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2023
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Gold is saying that, in its opinion, inflation is much stickier than is widely believed.
—John Navin, Forbes, 7 May 2023
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He was also widely believed to be a target of Mr. Menendez’s ire after the former senator put his hand up to succeed Mr. Menendez had he been convicted in 2017.
—Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2023
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