reputation

Example Sentences

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“It’s hard to develop that reputation, to earn the trust of large banks, hospitals and enterprises,” Lee said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Chemaf’s founder, Shiraz Virji, son of a Zanzibar spice merchant, once hired dozens of Gurkhas, Nepalese soldiers with a reputation for fierceness, to guard one of the company’s mines against incursions by informal miners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

This has been the toughest newspaper court battle yet, and if the key allegations in the case are true, they will shred the reputation of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The scramble comes after many businesses in the Gulf dropped war-risk cover in recent years to reduce their premiums, brokers said, trusting the region’s reputation as a haven from political turmoil.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Marbles were where it was at: a kid could make himself a reputation as a good marble player.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm