by word of mouth
idiom
: by being told by another person
We learned of this great restaurant by word of mouth.
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The firm was founded in Valenza, Italy, in 1924 by the executive’s grandfather, Enrico Grassi Damiani, who set the design and manufacturing bedrock of the company, managing to build a sizable business by word of mouth.
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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 13 June 2025
Her business, currently based near Bonita, took off, entirely by word of mouth.
—Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2025
Since then, its San Mateo outpost has largely grown by word of mouth.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 10 July 2025
With newspapers censored, journalists and activists would gather there to share news by word of mouth or with pamphlets and poems.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 27 June 2025
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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 13 June 2025
Her business, currently based near Bonita, took off, entirely by word of mouth.
—Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2025
Since then, its San Mateo outpost has largely grown by word of mouth.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 10 July 2025
With newspapers censored, journalists and activists would gather there to share news by word of mouth or with pamphlets and poems.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 27 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for by word of mouth
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“By word of mouth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20word%20of%20mouth. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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