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
  • The man and the victim reportedly have a child in common.
    — Brian Lisik, cleveland, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Well, the Apple Watch Pro will reportedly be built for more rugged use, taking on the Garmins of the world.
    — Christian De Looper, BGR, 30 Aug. 2022
  • As the oldest member of the group, Jin will reportedly be the first in line for service.
    — Thania Garcia, Variety, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Bystanders reportedly helped get the kids away from the boat.
    — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 7 July 2024
  • The talks with Swift reportedly began last fall and ended in the spring.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2022
  • 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 San Jose Sharks are reportedly close to naming their next head coach.
    — Marisa Ingemi, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 July 2022
  • The father of the child reportedly left her in the vehicle.
    — Fox News, 2 July 2022
  • 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
  • Some users who are part of the program have reportedly been able to add their Maryland state ID to the Wallet app.
    — Joe Wituschek, BGR, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Police reportedly said the girl had been living that way for at least a year.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2022
  • The newcomer is reportedly quiet and smooth on the seas, too.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2023
  • While on the directing front, Alethea Jones and Patty Jenkins were reportedly in the mix along the way.
    — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Tripp was reportedly one of the last people to have seen Foster alive and was deeply shaken by his death.
    — Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2022
  • James Earl Jones is reportedly no longer the voice of Star Wars' most iconic villain.
    — Amanda Taylor, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2022
  • The body of a 74-year-old man has reportedly been found three months after his truck was swallowed by a large sinkhole in Japan.
    — Latoya Gayle, People.com, 2 May 2025
  • 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 pair was reportedly seen wiping away tears as the verdict was read on Friday.
    — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2025
  • But his work for Donald Trump has reportedly brought him to the brink of bankruptcy.
    — Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2022
  • 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
  • There was reportedly wind and lightning on the outskirts of town, which had delayed Knight Ranger's show.
    — Landon Mion, Fox News, 24 July 2022
  • There’s a reason that Apple reportedly jumped back into the mix for a slice of the Big Ten’s rights package after the news.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2022
  • 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
  • Four people were reportedly attacked by the fox, two of whom were bitten, the City of San Marcos said in a Facebook post.
    — Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2025
  • Kevin Clark reportedly said the wall had a crack where a window was, which detectives believe Patrick’s head landed on.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 16 May 2025

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