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Recent Examples of infamous The port quickly became successful, attracting pirates, including the infamous Blackbeard, who used the island’s geography to launch surprise attacks on passing ships. Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025 Bartman's actions were not rooted in malice, but the consequences, aftermath and imagery of him at that game is what has made the incident so infamous. Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2025 And Westbrook’s infamous reputation as a 3-point shooter has been etched in scouting reports for years. Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2025 Correa was a member of the infamous 2017 Houston Astros. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for infamous 

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“Infamous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infamous. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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