word of mouth

Example Sentences

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Some have been sold to local people through word of mouth, but he said he just wanted to keep making his creations for a hobby.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

That’s why it pays to identify aides through word of mouth who, even if they are not available now, might be available later.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

“What we’re seeing in theaters —the energy, the exit scores, the word of mouth — is everything we believed this film would deliver.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

Radio airplay, strong word of mouth, glossy production and a slick cover that looked like an upscale fragrance ad helped the record sell a million copies by September 1976.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

So information about who earns what and where has to travel by word of mouth, and for inexplicable cultural reasons, this is a very slow and unreliable route.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich