1
a
: widely known
a restaurant famous for its French cuisine
b
: honored for achievement
a famous explorer
2
: excellent, first-rate
famous weather for a walk
famousness
noun
Examples of famous in a Sentence
a book about some of the most famous people of the last century
the review gushed that the restaurant offered some truly famous Southern-style cooking
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The most famous example of the last phenomenon is MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough, who was a congressman while Biden was still in the Senate.
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W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
Among Neutra’s most famous works is the Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, commissioned by the same family that hired Wright to design Fallingwater in Pennsylvania.
—Kristine Hansen, Architectural Digest, 30 May 2025
Inclusive dining options do not include the hotel’s most famous eatery, high-end Oscar’s Steakhouse, by former Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
The show is meant to resemble the actual speaking engagements Twain did after he had become established as one of the world’s most famous and popular authors in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 30 May 2025
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W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
Among Neutra’s most famous works is the Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, commissioned by the same family that hired Wright to design Fallingwater in Pennsylvania.
—Kristine Hansen, Architectural Digest, 30 May 2025
Inclusive dining options do not include the hotel’s most famous eatery, high-end Oscar’s Steakhouse, by former Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
The show is meant to resemble the actual speaking engagements Twain did after he had become established as one of the world’s most famous and popular authors in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 30 May 2025
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“Famous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/famous. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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