purport
Example Sentences
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He has for decades operated in the shadows, without appearing in the media or releasing Islamic sermons to the public, despite his purported status as a learned cleric.
The trial had previously been shown a purported YouTube live stream conducted by the accused, which prosecutors say was pre-recorded.
From BBC
Their purported evidence: snapshots discovered in Ms. Nichter’s backpack of her with Israeli friends in army garb.
It purported to be from a barristers' chambers called 7BR, which told the BBC it had "reported this incident to the police on the basis that someone appears to have fraudulently misused the 7BR letterhead".
From BBC
Their Spiritualist friend, Justice John Edmonds, who had been forced to retire from New York’s Supreme Court due to his beliefs, delivered a eulogy, “purported to come from the spirit world.”
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
