reputed

Example Sentences

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Francisco Vázquez de Coronado and his Spanish conquistadors had marched many miles through the desert in search of the reputed Seven Cities of Gold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

The president is nonetheless reputed to have brought a degree of stability back to the country scarred by civil war in the 1990s and to a region plagued by conflict.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

Norwich have been crying out for a quick winger who can deliver quality into the box, and in Papa Amadou Diallo they have a player reputed to be the quickest in the league.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2025

Some members of an art scene, once it has become the subject of myth, make a habit of downplaying its reputed virtues, usually for reasons of mercy, modesty, or self-preservation.

From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2024

Then there were stuffed birds, popinjays, and maggot- pies and kingfishers, and peacocks with all their feathers but two, and tiny birds like beetles,'and a reputed phoenix which smelt of incense and cinnamon.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White