purported
Example Sentences
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The City Council purported to be just as clueless as residents and the plan was eventually halted, with the county taking responsibility for its lack of communication with neighbors.
From Los Angeles Times
Before it switched allegiance to Russia, Bella 1 purported to sail under the colors of Guyana, where officials have warned that ships are using its flag fraudulently.
"These are crude fabrications, illicit offers and sales, and purported fundraising campaigns that have never received any endorsement from the Brigitte Bardot Foundation, which cannot condone these scams," it wrote in a statement on Saturday.
From BBC
His lawyers had argued that the purported existence of an order by Malaysia's former king, called a "royal addendum", granted him permission to serve the rest of his current sentence at home.
From Barron's
“Frankly, that wasn’t as good as an investment grade company that purported strong value, great response to our concerns of what it took to operate,” Di Piazza says.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
