grapevine

Example Sentences

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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

Again, no one knows for sure, but the grapevine says that Mercedes are ahead.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025

Sometimes the city will learn through the grapevine that a client is in jail.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2024

Through the Dinka grapevine, I knew I had an uncle, my mother’s brother, in Kakuma, even though I had never met him.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau