grapevine

Example Sentences

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"Online patient communities work a lot like a neighborhood grapevine," says Ungar.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

Some reporters have gotten Trump’s digits through the grapevine or from colleagues; at least one simply asked him.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

Bill Musgrave, then the Golden Bears’ offensive coordinator, had heard about Mendoza through the coaching grapevine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

The vase is a rare underglaze decorated with two squirrels hiding in a fruiting grapevine.

From BBC • May 11, 2025

I half circled the Licks till I had the breeze moving across them toward me and took cover under a wild grapevine that hung low out of the top of a gnarled oak.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson