famous

Example Sentences

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I first met Karel at one of the “occasions” for which Mama was famous.

From Literature

An internationally famous leader who lived a mendicant’s life.

From Los Angeles Times

He expects to feel a sense of freedom that always eluded him during his lengthy and often tortuous quest to land the famous green jacket.

From BBC

The debate has resurfaced after an investigation by Reuters claims to have finally unmasked the world's most famous street artist.

From BBC

He endured the same ritual last year, and came to Washington with a clear understanding of the task: Whatever you say, say nothing, as Seamus Heaney put it in a famous 1975 poem.

From Salon