pass the word
Example Sentences
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At lunch, she told a friend to pass the word that “I love my husband very much.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 14, 2022
“They’re going to have to pass the word on to my grandchildren: we do not sell out our grandma.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 7, 2021
The Lazio regional council member responsible for the environment says she agreed and called off the killing, asking a city official to pass the word to the police.
From New York Times ● Oct. 19, 2020
Nightlinger suggested he would pass the word to the appropriate agents in the FBI.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2018
“And they pass the word around. Now, my boss is a Yankee and he tells me things. You’re marked already.”
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
