cause celebre
Example Sentences
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As a kind of fulcrum for his storytelling, Mr. Davenport uses Elizabeth Bouvia, who in 1983 became a cause célèbre of the right-to-die movement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
Not surprisingly, the grave miscarriage of justice in his case has attracted national and international attention and made it a cause célèbre for people opposed to the death penalty and many supporters of capital punishment.
From Slate • Oct. 18, 2024
As doubts about the sailors' guilt grew, their families began a campaign on their behalf, which became a cause célèbre in Brazil.
From BBC • Sep. 29, 2024
His conviction has become a cause célèbre in libertarian circles.
From Salon • May 26, 2024
His two cases—each, to him, a cause célèbre; the matter of Harrod; the affair of Quintana.
From The Flaming Jewel by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
