Sentence examples for was generally believed from inspiring English sources

Or so it was generally believed.

He was generally believed to be 54.

BP was generally believed to be fed up with Russia.

She was generally believed to be 111 and lived in Manhattan and Gloucester, Mass.

It was generally believed I was madly in love with Michelle Pfeiffer – I wasn't.

Previously, he said, it was generally believed that every species of mammal in Europe had been identified.

Prior to this discovery, it was generally believed that stress and lifestyle were the chief causes of stomach infections.

Before gay, I first thought he was queer; it was generally believed he would not last long.

This confused palaeontologists: a given ecosystem was generally believed to support just one predator on such a scale.

It was generally believed that witnessing the rewards of sin would deter the witnesses from following the same road, and that the sinner's repentance would be particularly instructive.

He used to call on a local woman who was generally believed to be free (or perhaps not exactly free) with her favours.