How to Use widely believed in a Sentence

widely believed

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  • It was widely believed that Brown knew at least some of the victims.
    — Hannah Schoenbaum, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
  • It is widely believed that Guthrie was taken from her home against her will.
    — Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
  • But today, his achievement is widely believed to have been faked.
    — Owen Clarke, Outside, 30 Oct. 2025
  • It's widely believed that growth equals higher water use.
    — Joanna Allhands, AZCentral.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • It is widely believed that there are a few ghosts still lurking in the infamous prison.
    — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2020
  • Put simply, that means there is a lot less precision to a poll than widely believed.
    — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2023
  • What happens when the restaurant widely believed to be the best in the world implodes?
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Not to mention, it’s widely believed that heavy foods close to bedtime can lead to nightmares.
    — Mura Dominko, Martha Stewart, 19 July 2026
  • It is widely believed these are the games upon which the Amazon series will be based.
    — Michileen Martin, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
  • But it is widely believed to have kept some of the weapons and was accused of using them again in subsequent years.
    — Sarah El Deeb, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Israel is widely believed to have them but has never publicly confirmed it.
    — ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Stablecoins — widely believed to be crypto’s killer app — were a bright spot in the third quarter.
    — Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Who is widely believed to have killed Elizabeth Short?
    — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Iran was widely believed to have been responsible.
    — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Apple is working on a folding iPhone, it’s widely believed, which may arrive as soon as next year.
    — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • It’s widely believed that the country will receive at least 24 fighter jets in total.
    — Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2024
  • It was widely believed the Aztecs were doing that with eyes on joining the Pac-12.
    — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 July 2023
  • Not even the role of the creative director is as pivotal as widely believed, the consumer insight said.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 7 July 2026
  • To get around this it is widely believed that Russia has been paying huge premiums to buy aging oil tankers.
    — David Cay Johnston, The New Republic, 30 Mar. 2023
  • It is widely believed that Yeats had painted himself and his wife prominently within the crowd.
    — John Branch, New York Times, 2 May 2024
  • Israel is widely believed to have nuclear weapons but has neither confirmed nor denied that.
    — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Feng says Israel is widely believed to have nuclear weapons, but has never confirmed it.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 July 2026
  • This is widely believed to be because the report likely over-relied on AI.
    — Perry Carpenter, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
  • It's widely believed that the average person speaks over 7,000 words a day.
    — John Lowe, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The man at the far right, holding a fedora over his heart, is widely believed to be Joe Profaci.
    — Susan Mulcahy, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • It is widely believed that he was wounded or injured 13 times throughout his career and died with five bullets in his body.
    — Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 3 July 2026
  • It was once widely believed that debris would not fall in the southwest corner of a structure, and shelter should be provided there.
    — Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • Since Kelce is in the final year of his contract and will be 36 next month, it’s widely believed this will be his last season.
    — Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
  • And while it was widely believed to be the last film from the famed animator, Miyazaki appears to have other ideas.
    — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2023
  • In the 1950s, her father, Dave Sime, was widely believed to have been the fastest man in the world.
    — Francesca Gariano, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024

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