Sentence examples for To purport from inspiring English sources
verb
To convey, imply, or profess outwardly (often falsely).
- He purports himself to be an international man of affairs.
"To purport that Peter was 'planted' in China by foreign forces is part of a trend by Chinese authorities of blaming 'hostile foreign forces' for domestic grievances," he added.
This big-ass run-on sentence, and we are going to purport to try to answer it.
It seems that the best interpretation of mathematical discourse takes it to be about (or at any rate, to purport to be about) certain kinds of objects.
GP Investments "is still operating as a private partnership but has the gall to purport to shareholders that we are partners with them," he said.
Hague said : "It is wrong to purport to do things on the part of the government if it is not on behalf of the government".
"I will be seeking their advice on whether it is proper for any lawyer to purport or intend to inhibit the reporting of parliament," Bottomley told the Guardian.
It is directly linked to people purporting to support Jeremy," he told Press Association.
But beliefs purport to respond to reason.
These gurus purport to have the formula to fix everything.
Therefore, honey containing higher flavonoid concentrations is desirable due to their purported antioxidant potential.
What led Nigidius and Varro to resurrect purported Pythagorean cult practices?
