Sentence examples for widespread stories from inspiring English sources

It became one of the most popular and widespread stories in European literature during the Middle Ages and later provided Shakespeare with the theme of Pericles.

And, if we are to believe that the widespread stories from separate sources are a conspiracy against Savile's memory, then it would be a bizarre cabal and to no obvious end.

There has been bemusement in Japan over the past day or so concerning the widespread stories in the British sporting media over comments allegedly made by Shinji Kagawa in which he appears critical of David Moyes, his manager at Manchester United.

Mr. Miyashita, from the hotel, said, "This area is a resort area, and the main attraction is Mount Fuji and the five lakes, so if there are widespread stories about the possibility of Mount Fuji erupting, tourists will be frightened away and that will be very bad for business".

Paris St-Germain defender David Luiz has accused the media of a lack of respect, after he dismissed widespread stories that he is a virgin. .

On CNN's "Larry King Live" a week after the killings, Mr. Strong listened silently while another guest, the Rev. Jerry Falwell, called Mr. Strong a "major hero" and repeated the widespread story.

The retired accountant, Hekmet Tinber Hassan, smiled and said it was a baseless rumor, just like the widespread story that Saddam Hussein had been secretly working for America and was now at a C.I.A. safe house.

Although the widespread story that Galileo lost his sight after observing the Sun through his telescope is apocryphal, even the great Isaac Newton managed to blind himself for several days and had disturbed vision for months when, in his early 20s, he thought it was a bright idea to try looking at the Sun in a mirror.

The bell acquired its distinctive large crack sometime in the early 19th century—a widespread story claims it cracked while ringing after the death of Chief Justice John Marshall in 1835.

News coverage of the boxed warnings was widespread, with stories appearing in notable publications, including USA Today [ 19], Washington Post [ 20], BBC News [ 21], and Consumer Reports [ 22].

Wal-Mart had its own "oops" moment this week when it had to quickly pull the plug on a widespread news story about its ambitions to create a nation-wide health care program.