He said the town's reputation for hosting top sporting events had spread.

His reputation as a financial expert quickly spread to Prussia.

"I see that my reputation has spread wide indeed," the man replied.

Though the company did advertise early on, its reputation has spread mostly by word of mouth.

The school's reputation has spread beyond the state's borders.

His reputation had spread over the world, and he talked with many different people.

Everybody agreed, the young man's reputation had already spread far and wide.

But by the early 1950s its reputation had spread across the Atlantic.

The album's reputation spread by word of mouth over the following two years.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, his reputation also spread abroad.