famously
adverb
fa·mous·ly
ˈfā-məs-lē 
Examples of famously in a Sentence
The executive famously insisted on riding the bus to work every day.
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Most famously, Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle portrayed Elizabeth and Darcy in the 1995 TV drama from BBC and A&E Networks, and the Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen film, which celebrates its 20th anniversary with a theater re-release set for April 20.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
Titanic was famously designed to stay afloat if up to four of its watertight compartments flooded.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
Huston and Nicholson famously dated on and off from 1973 to 1990.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
Invoking Studio Ghibli, a Japanese animation firm that famously partners with Disney, Whittemore sort of blends the idea of branding visuals with model use in general.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
Titanic was famously designed to stay afloat if up to four of its watertight compartments flooded.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
Huston and Nicholson famously dated on and off from 1973 to 1990.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
Invoking Studio Ghibli, a Japanese animation firm that famously partners with Disney, Whittemore sort of blends the idea of branding visuals with model use in general.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for famously
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“Famously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/famously. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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