How to Use word/rumor has it in a Sentence

word/rumor has it

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  • Joe’s website, TraderJoes.com, and request a new store, which is how — rumor has it — the Orem location came to be.
    Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Oct. 2022
  • The season-opener is two weeks away and, word has it, things are taking shape for the UConn men’s basketball team.
    Dom Amore, courant.com, 26 Oct. 2021
  • Now word has it that the newest kid on the pandemic block, Omicron, may have ratcheted it down to as little as three.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2021
  • Some men are even said to be after the serpent’s charm and, rumor has it, Bulgari could be creating one for gents in the future.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2023
  • And rumor has it that since Miraval’s opening, Canyon Ranch has applied for its liquor permits.
    Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2020
  • For dessert, make sure to stop at Purity Ice Cream, where, rumor has it, the ice cream sundae was invented.
    Kelsey Fowler, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Some of that condensation will likely be due to the elimination of costume and set changes, as word has it that no songs have been cut from the setlist for the film.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 31 Aug. 2023
  • As rumor has it, the movie’s original title was The Babysitter Murders.
    Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2023
  • However, the couple quickly moved out of Calabasas—rumor has it that the couple thought their new digs were too big—and back to Thousand Oaks.
    House Beautiful, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Plus, rumor has it the argument between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton started in the tavern here.
    Wendy O’Dea, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Shipwreck Bar’s mai tai is named for the resort’s OG bartender, Conrad, and rumor has it, the nearly lethal original recipe had seven-and-a-half ounces of booze.
    Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2023
  • Early word has it that star Clare Crawley throws the producers for a loop early in TV’s most popular dating game.
    Star Tribune, 9 Oct. 2020
  • While no one at Discovery knows exactly how Shark Week came to be, but rumor has it there was a cocktail napkin involved, Digiday first reported in 2014.
    Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 21 July 2023
  • Additionally, rumor has it that Apple is working on several iPhone Fold prototypes.
    Yoni Heisler, BGR, 22 Feb. 2022

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