notoriously

Example Sentences

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Construction costs in the Bay Area, specifically, are notoriously expensive.

From Los Angeles Times

A U-turn on sedans would be a reversal of uncharacteristic speed even for Detroit’s notoriously fickle industry.

From The Wall Street Journal

Protecting Yourself on Public Wi-Fi: Coffee shops, airports, hotels and other public hotspots are notoriously insecure.

From Salon

Headline lap times in testing are notoriously unreliable as indicators of form as the specification in which the cars are running is not made public.

From BBC

The category is “On the Map,” but I’m notoriously bad at geography.

From Literature