famous

Example Sentences

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He is part of a growing industry dedicated to cooking high-end dinners for the rich and famous.

From BBC

Watch Mastermind on BBC iPlayer and apply to be on the next series if you think you can handle sitting in the famous black chair.

From BBC

"As the famous ecologist Robert May said, if visiting aliens asked us how many species live on our planet, we would have no definitive answer," said Wiens.

From Science Daily

The famous author of the ode to now-vanished English landscapes recited it once at a dinner party in 2014 as a gift to his wife, but its words remain lost to time.

From Los Angeles Times

While this can prove tricky for famous estates and those looking to capitalize from someone else’s legacy, it ensures that beloved works can live forever, even if it’s in some loony, bastardized way.

From Salon