Example Sentences

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Families popped it over wood stoves; peddlers sold it in paper cones at circuses, carnivals and busy promenades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

These are all committed peddlers of nonsense, but none has committed quite so fully, with so little regard for his or her personal reputation, as Lindell.

From Slate • Dec. 11, 2025

To put it another way, disinformation peddlers need only make a claim that sounds plausible or might even have a small kernel of truth to influence the unwary.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2024

Each new conflict, or election season, provides new opportunities for disinformation peddlers to demonstrate the latest AI advances.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 28, 2023

He was like one of those old-time peddlers, calling out, "Lemonade! Git yer ice-cold lemonade here!" as he walked.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies