well-known person
Example Sentences
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One well-known person who has said he was diagnosed with breast cancer and has the BRCA2 mutation is Matthew Knowles, Beyoncé’s father.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 12, 2025
Others question what the parameters are for judging whether someone should be blocked — and what would constitute a well-known person speaking out or doing enough.
From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2024
OK, I’ll admit I found this moving, an example of a well-known person putting the public good over the private good, at some financial cost to himself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2023
Even an unsolicited email to a well-known person whose work you admire may bring good advice on colleges, since such people like being listened to by the young.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 31, 2022
It isn't a joke," said Electra firmly, "when grandfather could write that over his own signature and send it to a well-known person.
From Rose MacLeod by Brown, Alice
