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

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

By any objective measure, Teddy Thompson should be a household name.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

“It’s not like this person was a household name that was attracting all this talent,” Romo said.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

This is how Mary B. Addison became a household name.

From "Allegedly" by Tiffany D. Jackson