How to Use rumor in a Sentence
- The rumor turned out to be false.
- I heard a rumor that they broke up.
- Rumor has it that they broke up.
- There are rumors that they are making a new film.
- You can't fire him solely based on rumor.
- She accused him of starting rumors about her.
- Ever since his sudden resignation, rumors have been flying.
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But those rumors turn out to be false.
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2026
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But some rumors are just weird.
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Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
24 Mar. 2026
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Sawa soon heard about the rumor.
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Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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That brings us to our next rumor.
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Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
5 Sep. 2025
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Take any such rumors with a hefty grain of salt.
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Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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Then there was this rumor, but no one knew what the project was.
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Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
26 May 2026
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Wi-Fi and the web are mere rumors.
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Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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There are rumors of what his favorite food was.
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Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
6 Nov. 2025
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Even so, the rumors of treason ground on.
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Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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That being said, the rumors have grown very loud.
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Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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There’s a wide gap between rumor and fact.
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Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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The trade rumors will always be there.
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Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
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The rumor among the players was bad shrimp tacos were to blame.
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ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Many of the rumors in the run-up to the Neo were spot-on.
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Joe Osborne,
PC Magazine,
4 Mar. 2026
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The sad news of their split comes on the heels of recent breakup rumors.
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Tessa Petak,
InStyle,
8 June 2026
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Though that hasn’t stopped the many, many dating rumors about them over the years.
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Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
27 Feb. 2026
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For more than a month, questions and rumors have swirled about the fate of the store.
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Steven Rosenfeld,
Mercury News,
24 Sep. 2025
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The latest celebs to fall prey to the romance rumor mill?
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Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
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Watch Lopez address the star sign rumors above.
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Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Oct. 2025
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The rumors have run wild on Reddit.
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Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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Sometimes there will be rumors.
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Angelica Peebles,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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Plenty of time to see if this rumor is correct.
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David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Maynard reached out to reporters to find out if the rumors were true.
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Victoria Moorwood,
The Enquirer,
7 June 2023
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Swift is rumored to be in town.
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CBS News,
13 Feb. 2026
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This breakup had been rumored in the press.
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
2 Sep. 2025
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Some of this will be off what’s rumored out there.
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Zach Harper,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
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Harvard was rumored to be close to reaching a deal as well.
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Rose Horowitch,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2026
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The casting has been rumored on some film blogs today.
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Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2026
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They are rumored to have cost tens of millions of dollars each.
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Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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They have been rumored to be swinging for the fences on the trade market.
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Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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So Din heads to the planet, which is not cursed, as had been rumored.
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Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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Noem had been rumored to be on thin ice with the president, who likes to call the shots.
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Dan Mangan,garrett Downs,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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That’s being rumored in the market, at least.
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Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
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The pretty piece is rumored to be worth more than $1 million.
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Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
10 Feb. 2026
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Soccer was rumored to be a passing fad, like the hula hoop.
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Michael Schaub,
Oc Register,
29 Dec. 2025
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Still at large, she is rumored to have fled to Mexico.
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Theresa Braine,
Mercury News,
30 Dec. 2025
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Do the Celtics have any issues with Brown since he was rumored to move?
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Zach Harper,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
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Wisdom had been recently rumored to be in the mix.
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Joseph Strauss,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2026
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In fact, a second cousin is rumored to have eaten 30 one year.
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Amy Schwabe,
Journal Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2024
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Everyone even rumored to be involved would be shown the door.
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Ann Larson,
Time,
11 June 2026
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The pair are rumored to have been dating since late 2025.
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Meg Walters,
InStyle,
5 Mar. 2026
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Mickey and Minnie are rumored to be there.
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Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
29 Dec. 2025
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These are rumored to be some of the strongest in town — so strong the bar politely caps you at two.
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Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
22 Feb. 2026
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These are rumored to be some of the strongest in town — so strong the bar politely caps you at two.
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Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Feb. 2026
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For the force-sensitive, the news, long rumored, doesn’t come as a surprise.
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Richard Newby,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Jan. 2026
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Carson Wentz has been rumored to be an option to back up Smith.
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Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Ariana Grande has long been rumored to be starring in one as well.
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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The shooter was rumored to be none other than Al Capone.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Apple has been rumored to be working on a foldable iPhone for years.
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Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026
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Lloyd has been rumored as one of the top candidates for the position.
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Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2026
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Netflix is rumored to be planning a sequel.
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Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
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It’s been rumored that there is a video of Amanda and West hooking up.
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Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
25 May 2026
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He and Swift are rumored to be planning their wedding for this summer.
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Meg Walters,
InStyle,
9 Mar. 2026
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