household name

Example Sentences

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He became a household name after winning a Golden Globe for Rocketman.

From BBC

Iglesias, who is 82, has been a household name in Spain since the 1960s and has sold millions of records worldwide.

From BBC

ChatGPT was on its way to becoming a household name in AI chatbots, while Google was still fumbling to get its product off the ground.

From The Wall Street Journal

But he would probably be more of a tough quiz question than a household name: which title-winner won three England caps in three different seasons over a four-year period?

From BBC

Recent profiles in The Atlantic and The New York Times have elevated the 27-year-old into practically a household name.

From Salon