How to Use world-famous in a Sentence

world-famous

adjective
  • The Nabateans built the now world-famous site of Petra 2,000 years ago.
    Todd Miller, Contributor, CNBC, 31 July 2024
  • Over the course of her life, Birkin became a style icon—and inspired a world-famous bag.
    Town & Country, 16 July 2023
  • The show is inspired by the life and work of late world-famous author and physician Sacks, who died in 2015.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2024
  • The City of Lights and its many world-famous landmarks will take center stage at this year’s Games.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 26 July 2024
  • When lunchtime rolls around, Charlie Joseph's draws a crowd for its world-famous hot dogs.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2023
  • But there's no need to book a long-haul flight to enjoy world-famous vino.
    Mackenzie Schmidt, Peoplemag, 19 June 2024
  • There’s also a world-famous rodeo and tons of free events for the whole family.
    Christopher Murray, Fox News, 29 May 2024
  • The next port is the island of St. Thomas, with world-famous beaches and snorkeling.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
  • It was founded by world-famous artist Brandan ‘B Mike’ Odums.
    Essence, 18 June 2024
  • No one has ever become world-famous by playing the oboe.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The larger Husky Jerk is world-famous for catching walleye.
    Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Each room has a couch, ample natural light, and, of course, Japan’s world-famous high-tech toilets.
    Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Be Useful In the span of his varied career, Arnold Schwarzenegger has gone from a world-famous bodybuilder to a movie star, to a politician.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 1 Jan. 2024
  • The cooler, dry conditions are just right for scaling the park’s world-famous granite walls.
    Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 3 Sep. 2024
  • The 17-acre park, set to open this month, is filled with nearly 50 sculptures by world-famous artists like Kehinde Wiley, Simone Leigh.
    Mark Whitaker, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Touted as an offspring to the park’s world-famous coaster The Beast, Son of Beast had a difficult delivery.
    Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The plants, which bloom through March, are doing hard work to protect world-famous vineyards in Napa and Sonoma counties.
    Eric Risberg and Janie Har, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The gorge offers something for everyone: from scenic views to world-famous rock climbing.
    Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 23 Apr. 2023
  • Emily Post) and Marcy Blum, world-famous wedding planner of over 35 years.
    Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Davis writes about the Academy with as intimate a view of its workings, its awards, and its world-famous membership.
    Anna Tingley, Variety, 5 Mar. 2024
  • But not all of the city’s cultural institutions are world-famous.
    Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2024
  • This is, after all, a strange era in which a weird array of business leaders has become world-famous for being bad at business.
    Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 6 Oct. 2023
  • For the partygoers, London is world-famous for its nightlife—so keep the dance party going by heading to a nightclub that stays open until the wee hours.
    Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The city also boasts fabulous museums, a world-famous zoo, and the clubs and cafes of its Gaslamp Quarter, where 20-somethings will want to hang after their parents go to bed.
    Jackie Burrell, Parents, 29 July 2024
  • Less than two miles from their world-famous Mount Eden vineyard, originally planted by Martin Ray, the soils and views could not be more different.
    Laura Ness, The Mercury News, 12 May 2024
  • Bay Harbor is a world-famous golf resort on the coast of Lake Michigan, and also home to a marina that has multiple charter fishing boats.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • If those details alone didn’t spell luxury, perhaps the cut-to-order steaks, world-famous wine collection, or Harry Waugh Dessert Room will.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Brazilians were back out in force for their world-famous carnival celebrations this month.
    Jane Onyanga-Omara Steve Coogan usa Today, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2023
  • And there’s always something happening downtown: from block parties in Mallory Square to the nightlife scene on world-famous Duval Street.
    Outside Online, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Always wanted to live like a world-famous literary figure?
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024

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