- past participle of know.
known
Example Sentences
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“He’s just such a cool horse,” Koch said, noting the gelding is known around the barn as “Clifford the Big Red Dog” because of his chestnut coat and a temperament Fenton describes as “sweet.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Since 1982, policymakers and prominent economists have gathered in this valley ringed by mountains in Grand Teton National Park -- known to most people more for its bison than for spirited debates on macroeconomics.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
They said more tankers have been leaving the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf with transponders turned off — known as “dark crossings” — with satellite coverage limited and ship-to-ship transfers increasing.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
It’s easy to say these leaders should have known better.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
He’d never known that kind of pain before.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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