How to Use word/rumor has it in a Sentence
word/rumor has it
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And at each crime scene, there are dead bats in the vents, in the tub and, rumor has it, inside the bodies.
—Gabino Iglesias, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
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So rumor has it, there are 700 Marines that are going to come here.
—Martin Kaste, NPR, 11 June 2025
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Since the scandal broke, rumor has it that the 31-year-old pop star had his own story of abuse to tell.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
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Little is actually known about this settlement, though rumor has it that no one comes back from there.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025
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Now word has it that the newest kid on the pandemic block, Omicron, may have ratcheted it down to as little as three.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2021
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The season-opener is two weeks away and, word has it, things are taking shape for the UConn men’s basketball team.
—Dom Amore, courant.com, 26 Oct. 2021
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Some men are even said to be after the serpent’s charm and, rumor has it, Bulgari could be creating one for gents in the future.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2023
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And rumor has it that since Miraval’s opening, Canyon Ranch has applied for its liquor permits.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2020
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Some of that condensation will likely be due to the elimination of costume and set changes, as word has it that no songs have been cut from the setlist for the film.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 31 Aug. 2023
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The pair already worked together back in 2022 and word has it a new collaboration could be in the works.
—Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 26 June 2025
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For dessert, make sure to stop at Purity Ice Cream, where, rumor has it, the ice cream sundae was invented.
—Kelsey Fowler, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2023
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As rumor has it, the movie’s original title was The Babysitter Murders.
—Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2023
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Attributed to a disaffected pigolo who had been living high on the hog, the rumor has it that Miss Piggy is a puppet.
—Brad Darrach, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024
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However, the couple quickly moved out of Calabasas—rumor has it that the couple thought their new digs were too big—and back to Thousand Oaks.
—House Beautiful, 25 Aug. 2023
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Early word has it that star Clare Crawley throws the producers for a loop early in TV’s most popular dating game.
—Star Tribune, 9 Oct. 2020
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Plus, rumor has it the argument between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton started in the tavern here.
—Wendy O’Dea, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2023
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Though this bottling is one-and-done (and the exact number of bottles available isn’t being disclosed), word has it that there are more old Old Grand-Dads in the offing.
—Tony Sachs, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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Because Denmark’s long-reigning Queen Margrethe just made a historic announcement, and rumor has it there’s a scandalous reason why.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 2 Jan. 2024
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Michelle Obama and Jill Biden may hate each other, as Washington rumor has it, but for public consumption their friendship is glossy and bright.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
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Shipwreck Bar’s mai tai is named for the resort’s OG bartender, Conrad, and rumor has it, the nearly lethal original recipe had seven-and-a-half ounces of booze.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2023
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Additionally, rumor has it that Apple is working on several iPhone Fold prototypes.
—Yoni Heisler, BGR, 22 Feb. 2022
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Since opening in the 1940s, the bar has attracted big names, and rumor has it that Princess Diana once shared with the general manager that the bar's Bellini was her favorite.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 14 Nov. 2024
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While no one at Discovery knows exactly how Shark Week came to be, but rumor has it there was a cocktail napkin involved, Digiday first reported in 2014.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 21 July 2023
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Despite its glittering celebrity connections — rumor has it that Marilyn Monroe might have visited with a famous holder of high office — the hotel failed and became an office complex in the mid-1960s.
—Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2024
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