household name

Example Sentences

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A bookmaker's son who climbed to the pinnacle of amateur sport to win Olympic gold at the 1956 Melbourne Games, the Londoner became a household name.

From BBC

Her imminent debut on “The Bachelorette” is set to make Paul a household name.

From Salon

Nvidia has become a household name because of the advanced microchips it makes for AI data centres.

From BBC

These companies are household names in Japan, and often in the United States: Hitachi.

From Los Angeles Times

“Israel borders Egypt, and I grew up with so many stories about Cleopatra, and she’s like a household name,” she told the Hong Kong version of the fashion publication.

From MarketWatch