Used in a Sentence

reportedly

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for reportedly.

Editorial note

It was hard to describe as anything but oppressive, yet the conditions for those workers are reportedly sought after!

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

According to reports or rumors.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of reportedly gathered in one view.

adverb

According to reports or rumors.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for reportedly.

adverb

According to reports or rumors.

Example sentences

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It was hard to describe as anything but oppressive, yet the conditions for those workers are reportedly sought after!

2

This should have been a clear case, given that the downed drone was reportedly never over the neighbor's property.

3

And currently there's a DirectX conflict with VirtualBox so you can't use it there (reportedly it works in other VMs).

4

Consumer Reports and Edmunds are reportedly unimpressed with the reliability on their 30,000 mile tests.

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They're reportedly unlocked, but still each require a $30/mo, 24 month T-Mobile data contract.

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This one reportedly won't require a Google account and will be aimed at Whatsapp.

7

There were reportedly plans for true underwater exploration and new sets of parts, but none of those things ever came to be.

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Recovery is reportedly horrible, but at least there's no deep corneal cutting.

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But the Gulf Stream reportedly exhibits strong signs of slowing down, which to me sounds like a much more important factor for the UK.

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This reportedly happened at Zynga so it isn't unheard of.

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However, reportedly Facebook has not really changed the policy.

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It might be appropriate to bring this up the next time Obama undermines some reportedly-bad Republican-made policy and the Repbulicans turn around and demand that Obama step down as president.

Quote examples

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He also reportedly had a * noticeable tattoo of a woman somewhere on his body *." emphasis mine.

2

Google is reportedly paying 30% of ad revenue to the company behind Adblock Plus to get on the "acceptable ads" whitelist for Google search.

3

If you follow the link they cite: "The chip is reportedly clocked somewhere moderately faster than current top-of-the-line Android Wear smartwatches." So the "writer" is performing worst then a summary bot.

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"Michael Arrington reportedly to launch “CrunchFund” to invest in startups" The rumours turned out to be true.

Proper noun examples

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Reportedly the new version of Google Glass also sports improved battery life, partly because of the Intel Atom CPU.

2

Reportedly I was responsible for kickstarting Fushigi Yuugi when my raw copies made it to Tomodachi Anime who were the big time fansubbers back then.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use reportedly in a sentence?

It was hard to describe as anything but oppressive, yet the conditions for those workers are reportedly sought after!

What does reportedly mean?

According to reports or rumors.

What part of speech is reportedly?

reportedly is commonly used as adverb.