by word of mouth
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see word of mouth.
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Orally, by one person telling another, as in They don't advertise; they get all their customers by word of mouth. [Mid-1500s]
Example Sentences
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The social media presence of Sun Space is sparse, so Unusual Tuesday attracts most of its attendees by word of mouth.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
The Prison Governors Association has said a surge in applications from west Africa appears to have been fuelled by word of mouth and jobs being promoted online by the expat Nigerian community.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2025
The first-generation underground churches of a half-century ago met in houses and undisclosed alleyway rooms, gathering by word of mouth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
Many attendees said they had learned about the event by word of mouth, often on WhatsApp groups with fellow immigrants.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
If information could be passed on merely by word of mouth, how little we should know of our past, how slow would be our progress!
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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