household name

Example Sentences

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Modine Manufacturing isn’t a household name, but D.A.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

While the index is no household name, investors have bid up many stocks with those winning qualities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

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 • Mar. 25, 2026

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

From Salon • Mar. 20, 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