purport
Example Sentences
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In a statement shared Tuesday, Gilbert’s publicist Ame Van Iden said the actor, 61, would not publicly comment on her husband’s case and denounced “any purported statements.”
From Los Angeles Times
The purported plot comes two weeks before the country holds presidential and parliamentary elections.
From Barron's
But, apart from those narrative liberties, she purports to be chronicling true events, in all their messiness.
From Los Angeles Times
The City Council purported to be just as clueless as residents and the plan was eventually halted, with the county taking responsibility for its lack of communication with neighbors.
From Los Angeles Times
Most studies purporting to find a shrinking middle class are prone to a variety of measurement and analytical problems.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
