Rumoured Sentence Examples

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  • In Florence he entered the Society of Jesus, taking the habit in Rome in 1655; it was calumniously rumoured that he adopted this course in order to escape punishment for having poisoned his wife.

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  • It was rumoured in December 1554 that Cecil would succeed Sir William Petre as secretary, an office which, with his chancellorship of the Garter, he had lost on Mary's accession.

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  • It was rumoured about this time.

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  • A majority was thus secured for the Kossuthist programme of compromise, but a majority so obviously precarious that the king-emperor, influenced also - it was rumoured - by the views of the heirapparent, in an interview with Count Andrassy and Mr Kossuth on the 15th, refused to make any concessions to the Magyar national demands.

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  • He died in 93, poisoned, it was rumoured, by the emperor's orders.

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  • A climax was reached when the difficulties with Russia arose which led to the Crimean War; the prince was accused by the peace party of wanting war, and by the war party of plotting surrender; and it came to be publicly rumoured that the queen's husband had been found conspiring against the state, and had been committed to the Tower.

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  • His successor, Leo XI., undisguisedly French in sympathy, reigned but twenty-seven days - a sorry return for the 300,000 ducats which his election is rumoured to have cost Henry IV.

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  • Meanwhile, indignation at Antony's un-Roman excesses, and alarm at Cleopatra's rumoured schemes of founding a GrecoOriental empire, were rapidly increasing.

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  • He received from both bitter letters of reproof; it was rumoured that he would be disgraced, and Buckingham was said to have compared his present conduct to his previous unfaithfulness to Essex.

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  • It was rumoured that Sebastian still lived, and would sooner or later return and restore the past greatness of his country.

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  • This throne was carried off by the Persian invader Nadir Shah in 1739, and has been rumoured to exist still in the Treasure House of the Shah of Persia; but Lord Curzon, who examined the thrones there, says that nothing now exists of it, except perhaps some portions worked up in a modern Persian throne.

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  • Piso committed suicide, though it was rumoured that Tiberius, fearing incriminating disclosures, had put him to death.

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  • It was rumoured at the time that Stella was the natural daughter of Temple, and Swift himself at times seems to have been doubtful as to his own paternity.

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  • In 1902 a widespread military conspiracy was rumoured to exist, while Austria and Russia repeatedly gave proofs that they were indifferent to the fate of Alexander, and so encouraged the malcontents.

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  • Macdonnell at once admitted through the newspapers that he had in his possession letters (rumoured to be " embarrassing " to the Unionist leaders) which he might publish at his own discretion; and the discussion as to how far his appointment by Mr Wyndham had prejudiced the Unionist cause was reopened in public with much bitterness, in view of the anticipation of further steps in the Home Rule direction by the Liberal ministry.

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  • But signs of their former presence are not wanting as far north as Lake Tanganyika, and even, it is rumoured, still farther north.

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  • Peace was arranged at Ragusa in 1842, and it was rumoured that Ali had concluded a secret alliance with Montenegro, hoping to shake off the suzerainty of the sultan, and to found an entirely independent kingdom.

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  • The powerful God of Thunder (according to Japanese mythology), Raiden (sometimes spelled Rayden), is rumoured to have received a personal invitation by Shang Tsung to participate in the tournament.

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  • Scorpion's biggest rival and comrade, the original Sub-Zero (the current Sub-Zero is this character's younger brother) is rumoured to have descended a race of Outworld cryomancers who can control the element of ice.

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  • It is rumoured that she is the lover and companion of Baraka.

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  • Nothing set in stone yet, but if this holds true, Nintendo is once again last to the party (The PS3 is rumoured to launch in March).

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  • One of only two female characters in Street Fighter III, Ibuki is a skilled ninjitsu warrior and was sent by her clan to procure documents from Gill regarding the rumoured "G-File" project.

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  • His extreme age is immediately apparent; after all, he is at least 140 years old, and it is rumoured that he has discovered the secret of immortality.

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  • Featuring the single 'Sleep' and entering the album charts in the Top 40, it is rumoured to be the best album since 'Southside' and 'Ricks Road'.

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