Examples of purportedly in a Sentence
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George Carlin’s estate has reached a settlement with the media company that purportedly used generative artificial intelligence to imitate the late comedian.
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Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 3 Apr. 2024
The modifications, purportedly made with the gene-editing technology CRISPR/Cas9, were intended to confer immunity to HIV infection.
—Ed Cara / Gizmodo, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
On Monday afternoon, a helicopter for local Los Angeles news station Fox 11 captured footage overhead as dozens of law enforcement personnel fanned out on the grounds of what was purportedly Combs' Holmby Hills mansion in West LA.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
Events that purportedly failed to rise to the radical occasion include the English Revolution (merely a bid for bourgeois power, skeptics say), the Mexican Revolution (a rivalry between warlords), and even the French Revolution.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
People near the area were purportedly being told to leave as reports emerged of some buildings in the vicinity of the complex being detonated.
—Matt Gutman, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2024
More than 40 people contributed to the GoFundMe campaign to cover funeral expenses for the father and daughter purportedly killed in the hit-and-run.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2024
Apple is facing mounting legal and regulatory scrutiny on several fronts, including for purportedly exploiting its grip over competitors and consumers by imposing restrictions and steep fees in its popular App Store.
—Perry Stein, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
Republican legislators’ assault on University of Wisconsin System campuses’ diversity, equity and inclusion offices failed to address the problem the politicians purportedly wanted to solve: Ensuring the state’s universities, particularly UW-Madison, help grow Wisconsin’s economy.
—Kathleen Gallagher, Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024
Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 3 Apr. 2024
The modifications, purportedly made with the gene-editing technology CRISPR/Cas9, were intended to confer immunity to HIV infection.
—Ed Cara / Gizmodo, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
On Monday afternoon, a helicopter for local Los Angeles news station Fox 11 captured footage overhead as dozens of law enforcement personnel fanned out on the grounds of what was purportedly Combs' Holmby Hills mansion in West LA.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
Events that purportedly failed to rise to the radical occasion include the English Revolution (merely a bid for bourgeois power, skeptics say), the Mexican Revolution (a rivalry between warlords), and even the French Revolution.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
People near the area were purportedly being told to leave as reports emerged of some buildings in the vicinity of the complex being detonated.
—Matt Gutman, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2024
More than 40 people contributed to the GoFundMe campaign to cover funeral expenses for the father and daughter purportedly killed in the hit-and-run.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2024
Apple is facing mounting legal and regulatory scrutiny on several fronts, including for purportedly exploiting its grip over competitors and consumers by imposing restrictions and steep fees in its popular App Store.
—Perry Stein, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
Republican legislators’ assault on University of Wisconsin System campuses’ diversity, equity and inclusion offices failed to address the problem the politicians purportedly wanted to solve: Ensuring the state’s universities, particularly UW-Madison, help grow Wisconsin’s economy.
—Kathleen Gallagher, Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024
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“Purportedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purportedly. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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