How to Use hearsay in a Sentence

hearsay

noun

• You can't judge them solely on the basis of hearsay.
• They're supposedly getting married soon, but that's just hearsay.
• But, of course, keep in mind that this is all just hearsay ... for now.
  — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 2 Aug. 2018
• In an email, Dr. Irons insisted that the hearsay was just that.
  — Franz Lidz, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2023
• This is not hearsay, not fake news, not unsourced leaks.
  — Charles Krauthammer, National Review, 13 July 2017
• This is not hearsay, this is from the horse’s mouth, this is happening.
  — Aaron Randle, kansascity, 21 Dec. 2017
• This account is heavy on hearsay and so should be taken with a grain of salt.
  — Ben Weiss, Fortune Crypto, 24 Feb. 2023
• But the team’s objectives were even loftier than the wildest hearsay.
  — Quanta Magazine, 4 Jan. 2024
• Many years ago, two of his runners decided to test the hearsay.
  — Amby Burfoot, Outside Online, 25 Sep. 2020
• Based on the hearsay, 2024 may be the year the company pulls out all the stops for its wearable offerings.
  — Florence Ion / Gizmodo, Quartz, 2 May 2024
• But just like with all the hearsay that's been going around, Diddy and Lori will likely brush this off, too.
  — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 29 Aug. 2019
• As to the question of whether Walsh was gay, Doran collected a great deal of hearsay but no proof.
  — James Kirchick, Washington Post, 15 June 2022
• But in a trial, speculation and hearsay are against the rules.
  — Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Nov. 2023
• There is a lot of hearsay in this letter and a 25-year lapse in collection efforts seems odd.
  — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 15 Apr. 2023
• And that a lot of the hazing allegations are based on rumor and hearsay.
  — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2019
• But also give voice to the unfairness of letting hearsay stand as fact.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 19 July 2023
• All this eye-roll-inducing hearsay aside, both Meghan and Sara seem to be thriving at the moment.
  — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 15 Aug. 2019
• No one in the Harvey family has confirmed or denied any of the hearsay, though.
  — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 30 July 2019
• Cue today’s mass-bells and wrens and old men’s hearsay, the papers at McLean luncheonettes set for time travel.
  — Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes, 20 May 2021
• That kind of hearsay is, in part, what has allowed the casting couch to be used as a defense for Weinstein.
  — David Sims, The Atlantic, 13 June 2018
• Mendes has not addressed the latest hearsay and did not reply to a request for comment.
  — NBC News, 23 Nov. 2021
• But, again, this is just hearsay at this point since Paramount hasn't confirmed anything.
  — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 7 July 2021
• The justice ministry, which acts as the defendant, argues that the claim is based on hearsay and that the country has no case to answer.
  — The Economist, 22 June 2019
• For the time being, nothing is confirmed, and Carrie Ann seems to be ignoring the hearsay.
  — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 19 Aug. 2021
• One bit of hearsay involves a city ruled by two sisters, whose brother has gone missing.
  — James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2019
• No man ought to be convicted by hearsay or denied a fair trial.
  — Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 18 May 2017
• Yeah, but now they’re actually filled with facts rather than [hearsay].
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2022
• Busch argues the third-party blame is based on nothing more than hearsay and shouldn't be presented to the jury.
  — Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2018
• Chances are, Steve and Marjorie will stay silent on the hearsay and instead focus on their continued travels around the world.
  — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 16 Aug. 2019
• But Wier said the government’s evidence was based on hearsay.
  — Adam Beam, The Seattle Times, 5 June 2017

Last Updated: 20 Oct 2024