Example Sentences

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According to one well-circulated story, the retailer planned to open as many as 400 bookstores.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2023

Matthews, for all his intensity on the subject, was unprepared and seemingly unfamiliar with the well-circulated reporting that included a named eyewitness who backed up the Bloomberg saleswoman.

From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2020

As documented on Fanlore, the editors of Scuttlebutt #6, a well-circulated adzine, ran a statement in their April-May 1978 issue regarding fan works that included Star Wars characters.

From The Verge • May 24, 2018

If you’re talking about a State of the Union address, typically those are carefully drafted and well-circulated and vetted.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2017

I found the other day in a well-circulated little volume a suggestion that the actor was a degraded being because he has a closely-shaven face.

From The Drama by Irving, Henry Brodribb