familiar name
Example Sentences
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If you’re a Gen Xer who immersed yourself in punk rock or listened to college radio, The Waterboys will be a familiar name, if they don’t make your heart sing with fond nostalgia.
From Salon • Oct. 7, 2025
Bessent is a familiar name in the hedge fund world, and for some years he worked under the longtime financier and Democratic backer George Soros.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024
Sonam Wangchuk, 58, became a familiar name in India when Bollywood star Aamir Khan played a character inspired by him in the 2009 blockbuster 3 Idiots.
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2024
Maybe an employee gets a message from a familiar name.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2024
“Would you mind Handel for a familiar name? There’s a charming piece of music by Handel, called the Harmonious Blacksmith.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
