notoriety

At the outset Roy Cohn is characterized as a “narcissistic con artist” and “scoundrel who used his notoriety as a badge of honor when it merely reflected bad behavior.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

For her own safety, he added, there was a "substantial chance" that she would be held in an isolation wing "for years to come" because of the notoriety of her case.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Recently, the store gained notoriety for a new sign: “Going out of business. Everything store wide 50% off.”

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

Controversies such as a 2002 autopsy performed in London -- on camera and before an audience —- further fuelled his notoriety.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

Despite the notoriety Tobias now has among the Dauntless, and my new ti&e as That Girl Who Stabbed Eric, we are not the real focus of everyone’s attention.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

He did not, of course, pay any heed to the gossip that coupled her name with dukes and other notorieties.

From The Sorcery Club by Elliott O'Donnell

America has shaken down more eminencies into notorieties than any other country in the world—it is a severe and terrible ordeal for great foreigners.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various

Photographs of the celebrities or notorieties of the hour sold fairly well, and every now and again some National Guard with means was anxious to be photographed in his uniform.

From My Days of Adventure The Fall of France, 1870-71 by Ernest Alfred Vizetelly

You see, Beriah is one of our South Denboro notorieties; he’s famous in his way.

From Cap'n Warren's Wards by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

It will shine in its clear brightness when many clamorous notorieties of the day are quenched in night and silence.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 by Various