cause celebre
Example Sentences
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In North Carolina, the author notes, the movement was helped along by a particular cause célèbre.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
By that fall, Drakeo had become a cause célèbre.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 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
His conviction has become a cause célèbre in libertarian circles.
From Salon • May 26, 2024
A cause célèbre would suggest the Bar, a published sermon the Church, a flaming poster persuade to the stage.
From The Philanderers by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
