Examples of well-known in a Sentence
an anchorwoman so well-known that she passes for a local celebrity
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Malta’s fascinating historical landmarks may be more well-known, but its lesser-appreciated yet awe-inspiring landscapes have become hotspots for big- and small-screen productions.
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AFAR Media, 21 Mar. 2025
Though the designer is well-known for his soccer career (Coulibaly started that career playing the New York Red Bulls 2, later joining the Sacramento Republic), fashion and style have always been a throughline.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
While appearing on Call Her Daddy, Pompeo acknowledges that when the drama series started, Dempsey was more well-known than her, but her character’s name was on the show.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
Though Brainard quickly became well-known in New York, he was disappointed with the poor sale of his work outside the city.
—David S. Wallace, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2025
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AFAR Media, 21 Mar. 2025
Though the designer is well-known for his soccer career (Coulibaly started that career playing the New York Red Bulls 2, later joining the Sacramento Republic), fashion and style have always been a throughline.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
While appearing on Call Her Daddy, Pompeo acknowledges that when the drama series started, Dempsey was more well-known than her, but her character’s name was on the show.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
Though Brainard quickly became well-known in New York, he was disappointed with the poor sale of his work outside the city.
—David S. Wallace, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Well-known.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-known. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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