household name
Example Sentences
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While Sheeran is a household name, he started his career busking in Ipswich and playing to tiny audiences in pubs around the county.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Thompson’s career in music has been at turns fulfilling and frustrating; if there were justice in the world, he would be a household name.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
The “Intel Inside” marketing campaign made Intel a household name and a ubiquitous personal-computer chip supplier in the 1990s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Scarsini asked people to "explode his posts with likes and comments" to make Payne a household name.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
The Tribune’s editor, Horace Greeley, had been a household name for about a decade, and was associated with the slogan “Go West, young man.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
