purportedly

Example Sentences

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The occasion purportedly gets its name from the mid-twentieth century, when tourists flocked to Philadelphia in advance of the annual Army-Navy college football game.

From Barron's

Videos circulated on social media purportedly showed the lifeless bodies of the two gunmen lying on a tin roof as what appear to be Israeli security forces searched them.

From Seattle Times

Security footage elsewhere in Bogota purportedly showed Mr. Arango taking money out of ATM machines and making purchases.

From Washington Times

The nearly silent machine would purportedly be ideal for a hunt, or for life on a farm full of nervous livestock.

From Seattle Times

On April 19, Chaudhry filed video evidence purportedly showing the alleged victim unharmed in the hours after the dispute.

From Los Angeles Times