Hearsay in a sentence as a noun

How is it hearsay any more so than quotes from McClure and others?

I'm not talking about hearsay here, but from a personal account.

Matt Levine sheds more light on this story[1], backed by evidence whereas the NYTimes is just hearsay.

Instead of presenting me with facts, they're relying on emotion and hearsay.

In a hearsay battle between Paypal and a thief, why is the burden on PayPal to prove its innocence?

Perhaps they did, and this was the origin of the rumors; perhaps it was simply hearsay and speculation at a time of atomic fever.

One day you may find yourself arrested for something you did or didn't do, only to find public opinion very much against you based on little more than hearsay.

Hearsay in a sentence as an adjective

Over that time with a lowish 10% turnover you'll replace the entire programming staff twice, so the understanding people have of the code is not just hearsay, but hearsay of hearsay.

This essay is fairly amazing -- there's so much emotion and so many assertions packed into it, and yet they're all founded on innuendo and hearsay, not on how things actually are.

The end result is that decisions coming from the top are, no matter how well-intentioned and considered, depending on rumor, hearsay and report, not on-the-ground knowledge.

Pure hearsay by real but drug traffickers, woven into a skillful tale of bespoke swimming pools, deliberately painting him as a drug dealer in the jury's minds.

Asked if the FBI was involved in providing information that led to the visit, Donald replied that he could not answer the question at this point, as he didn't know So at the moment, we still have hearsay.

I'm sure this article will spark a serious, reasoned, and very civil discussion on sexism, which will include verifiable citations for all claims and absolutely no hearsay or strawmen.

Finally no reputable news source has reported on this story because everything is based on hearsay on what a "DOJ representative" allegedly said which fails to pass the credibility test for reputable news outfits such as the NY Times, Reuters, Washington Post, CNN, with reporting standards.

Hearsay definitions

noun

gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth

See also: rumor rumour

adjective

heard through another rather than directly; "hearsay information"