by word of mouth

idiom

: by being told by another person

We learned of this great restaurant by word of mouth.

Examples of by word of mouth in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

John Thompson, the director of Polity, an independent publisher in the United Kingdom that has put out fourteen of Han’s books since 2017, told me the demand for his work has grown largely by word of mouth. —Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2024

The plaza’s status — and potential — as an eye-catching venue for their work spread by word of mouth within the graffiti community in recent months. —Leda Joy Abkenari, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024

News spread quickly that day last November, but by word of mouth, says Denny Khamphanthong, a 29-year-old Richmond resident. —David Folkenflik, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024

Concern for Catherine’s well-being was the overwhelming sentiment as the news filtered out in alerts on smartphones, in clips of the video on social media and by word of mouth. —Megan Specia, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024

The starter’s legend travels primarily by word of mouth, both in-person and online. —Denver Post, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024

In the beginning, the business ran by word of mouth. —Kristen Philipkoski, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024

However, attendance increases toward the end of the series each year, perhaps as interest spreads on social media and by word of mouth. —Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2023

Previously, these matters traveled by word of mouth, which inevitably made it so any student who wasn’t already in the know was further out of the loop. —Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2023