Sentence examples for widespread gossip from inspiring English sources

He "was so fascinated by machines and all kinds of mechanical contraptions," Gottlieb writes, "that, according to a piece of widespread gossip, he was often accompanied by a life-size working doll that was practically indistinguishable from his illegitimate daughter, Francine".

Mercer and Franklin continued to see one another privately, causing widespread gossip in Washington.

More generally, human societies involve repeated instances of partner choice for collective action based on reputation; reputations can become widespread through gossip and language, and supported by normative cultural expectations for which there are sanctions for violation.

The same Web sites created as places for candid talk about local news and politics are also hubs of unsubstantiated gossip, stirring widespread resentment in communities where ties run deep, memories run long and anonymity is something of a novel concept.

Feinberg and his colleagues believe that gossip fosters widespread cooperation, but only when it is paired with the power to ostracize scoundrels.

The band also received widespread coverage in infotainment media, with much gossip about Dhani's relationship with Mulan.

Although gossip about his affair was widespread in the United States, the British media kept voluntarily silent and the public knew nothing until early December.

Gossip just leads to more gossip so think before gossiping.

For example, when John Podhoretz, sonof Commentary founding editor Norman Podhoretz, first went to work at the Washington Times, gossip about "Norman's son" was so widespread that some less-informed staff members thought the younger Podhoretz's real name was "Normanson".

His two albums to date received widespread critical acclaim, as well as the unwelcome intrusion of the Sun's gossip columnist.

The Vatican hierarchy and its American apologists blame the press, anti-Catholic bigots and "petty gossip" for a decades-long failure to police the church's widespread criminal culture of child molestation.