Example Sentences

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Cooper said the Iranian government was "peddling its manufactured narrative of foreign manipulation" and had portrayed protesters as criminals and terrorists.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

In 1991, inspired by a fiction-writing course at Glendale Community College, he was peddling an unusual novel called “Points of Origin.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2025

To establish "actual malice," Smartmatic would have to prove that Fox either knew it was peddling a lie and reported it anyway, or show a reckless disregard for the truth.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2023

Nguyen was peddling Instagrammable morsels like strawberry lychee rose donuts, ube cake and matcha chocolate cookies.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2021

Judging from the shouts, no one was buying whatever he was peddling.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm