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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In a recent episode of Apple TV's The Reluctant Traveler, the Prince of Wales opened up to host Eugene Levy about the late Duke of Edinburgh’s famously sharp (and occasionally unintentional) sense of humor, recalling how much laughter filled their family gatherings.
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Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Trump is famously mercurial, while Petro could become more conciliatory.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
This marks the first time quantum uncertainty and entanglement—famously non-intuitive ideas—have been expressed through direct auditory interaction.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
In the years since her death, Wuornos's story has been told on the screen several times, most famously in the 2003 film Monster.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
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Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Trump is famously mercurial, while Petro could become more conciliatory.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
This marks the first time quantum uncertainty and entanglement—famously non-intuitive ideas—have been expressed through direct auditory interaction.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
In the years since her death, Wuornos's story has been told on the screen several times, most famously in the 2003 film Monster.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 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 31 Oct. 2025.
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