from hearsay
Frequency: 5.04.2 per million words
Similar to 'by hearsay', emphasizing the source of the unverified information.
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Examples (10)
- They started to piece the story together from hearsay.
- The judge dismissed the claims, as they were derived entirely from hearsay.
- I only know him from hearsay, but he sounds like a difficult person.
- So far, all our information on the scandal has come from hearsay.
- Much of what we know about the ancient ritual comes from hearsay passed down through generations.
- Everything she told you was just from hearsay.
- We can't invest millions based on what we've gathered from hearsay.
- Did you learn this from direct observation or just from hearsay?
- His reputation as a skilled negotiator was known to me only from hearsay until we met.
- You will only get a distorted picture of the situation if you rely on information from hearsay.