famously
adverb
fa·mous·ly
ˈfā-məs-lē 
Examples of famously in a Sentence
The executive famously insisted on riding the bus to work every day.
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At this point in the Trump show, the famously unpredictable president seems to be following a script as tired as any other long-running, low-brow procedural.
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025
The 48-year-old most famously played for the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Boston Celtics, and also went to the Brooklyn Nets before returning to the Wolves prior to retiring.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 5 May 2025
Waters famously played with another pro tennis convert in his first pro event in Jack Sock, helping Sock to win his Pro Mixed Doubles debut at the 2023 North Carolina Open (to date, Sock’s only gold medal on tour).
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
And famously there’s no lack of saline water in Venice, whose lagoon opens onto the Adriatic Sea.
—Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025
The 48-year-old most famously played for the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Boston Celtics, and also went to the Brooklyn Nets before returning to the Wolves prior to retiring.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 5 May 2025
Waters famously played with another pro tennis convert in his first pro event in Jack Sock, helping Sock to win his Pro Mixed Doubles debut at the 2023 North Carolina Open (to date, Sock’s only gold medal on tour).
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
And famously there’s no lack of saline water in Venice, whose lagoon opens onto the Adriatic Sea.
—Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
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“Famously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/famously. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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