famous
[ˈfeɪməs]
Definition:
1. Widely known and esteemed.
2. Something that is famous is very well known.
'famous' example sentence:
- 'England is famous for its food,' she said with heavy irony.
- He had partnered the famous Russian ballerina.
- His books are world-famous.
- The band was famous for trashing hotel rooms.
- He had long coveted the chance to work with a famous musician.
- He became internationally famous for his novels.
- He daydreams of being a famous journalist.
- Famous people and their private lives are the stock-in-trade of the popular newspapers.
- Unlike his more famous namesake, this Bill Clinton has little interest in politics.
- He is famous for his tough-minded professionalism.
- I meet famous people practically every day.
- This book was famous once, but nobody reads it today.
- Julie Burchill is famous for her rapier wit.
- She secretly nurtured a hope of becoming famous.
- She became famous through her association with the group of poets.
- The area is famous for its very mild winter climate.
- There were a lot of famous people there: Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts, to name but two.
- She was more famous as a writer than as a singer.
- The famous Ritz hotel is up for grabs for $100 million.
- She seemed awed by the presence of so many famous people.
- It seems she was predestined to be famous.
- Later he was to become famous as a pacifist.
- She was a famous actress, but she wasn't a bit stuck-up.
- They had come to the world's most famous pick-up joint.
- The band were famous for their preposterous clothes and haircuts.
- The town is famous for its cathedral.
- He dresses many of Hollywood's most famous young stars.
- She wanted a famous artist to paint her picture.
- Her lifelong dream was to be a famous writer.
- I was a fan back in the days when the band wasn't yet famous.
- She declaimed the famous opening speech of the play.
- In the train of the rich and famous came the journalists.
- I'll be famous one day, just you wait!
- Some day I'll be famous.
- One day, I'll be rich and famous.
- Some day he'll be famous.
- After winning the prize she became famous overnight.
- These cases all attracted flocks of famous writers.
- It's a favourite resort for the rich and famous.
- The resort is a playground of the rich and famous.
- Marble Arch is a famous London landmark.
- We engaged the services of a famous engineer.
- She never achieved her ambition of becoming a famous writer.