English example sentences with "a little bird told me"

A polite way to reveal knowledge of a fact without telling the source of the information is to say, "a little bird told me".

A little bird told me.

A little bird told me you are not attending Mass.

A little bird told me that.

A little bird told me that you've forgotten to take your medicine this morning, and I don't think I'm that far from the truth.

Let’s just say I know because a little bird told me.