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
The message came from a well-known person and a fan of the sport she loved, which gave it even more of an impact.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 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
I looked in the direction indicated and recognized the well-known person of General Juan Nepomuceno Almonte, the Mexican Minister, whose features strongly portrayed the Indian type.
From As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century by Gouverneur, Marian
