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 2015, then-Senator Jim Inhofe famously brought a snowball onto the floor of Congress to argue against the existence of climate change.
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Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
There is the 50th anniversary edition Mustang that famously topped the Empire State Building and much more.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Their songs are famously difficult to play.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
Cupertino famously serves as a hub for the tech juggernaut Apple and ranks among the wealthiest cities in the county, with a median household income of $231,139 according to the 2023 data from the US Census.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
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Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
There is the 50th anniversary edition Mustang that famously topped the Empire State Building and much more.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Their songs are famously difficult to play.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
Cupertino famously serves as a hub for the tech juggernaut Apple and ranks among the wealthiest cities in the county, with a median household income of $231,139 according to the 2023 data from the US Census.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Famously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/famously. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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