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The dispatch England, Napoleon Bonaparte reputedly once said, is a nation of shopkeepers.—Ian King, CNBC, 16 July 2025 Rice Japan holds a cherished place in Japanese national culture — samurai reputedly used to be paid in it.—Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 July 2025 Expect kitschy charm, Polynesian dancers and large drinks, which reputedly use the same recipes devised by tiki-craze originator Don the Beachcomber in the 1930s, are enduring lures for tourists and locals.—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025 This city of two million reputedly produces nearly two-thirds of all the Christmas decorations purchased worldwide.—Charlie Campbell, Time, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reputedly
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