reputation
Example Sentences
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“Golf has a reputation as a low-impact sport. Biomechanically, though, the sport tells a different story.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
He said: "I only ever sought to defend the reputation of my colleagues from what I considered were unfair, misleading headlines about them. A job I was twice elected to do."
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
But it "criticised all parties to the dispute for allowing it to play out publicly", saying the "damaging internal dispute" had "severely impacted the charity's reputation".
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
It is not at all hard to believe that Melania would make a statement designed to salvage her own reputation, even if it simultaneously sells out her husband’s.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026
We were all in the same boat with morning farming, but I’d earned a reputation for my speed and even more for my daring in leaving it till the last minute.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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