no·ta·ble
ˈnō-tə-bəl 
for sense 2 also
ˈnä-
1
a
: worthy of note : remarkable
a notable improvement
b
: distinguished, prominent
a notable author
2
archaic
: efficient or capable in performance of housewifely duties
notableness
noun
no·ta·ble
ˈnō-tə-bəl
1
: a person of note : notability
2
notables or Notables plural
: a group of persons summoned especially in monarchical France to act as a deliberative body
Examples of notable in a Sentence
Adjective
There are a few notable exceptions.
a panel made up of notable authorities on the virus
Noun
The guest list included such notables as the President and First Lady.
They introduced her to all the local notables.
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
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—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Notables from literature, journalism, entertainment and the arts joined in the festivities surrounded by Ed Sorel’s murals from another era.
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Adjective
Chelsea, Liverpool, and Aston Villa have been notable proponents of this setup, with last season’s total share of teams employing this system reaching its highest level for a decade.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
And while the end result was once again pretty anti-climactic, there were actually some other notable things happening in episode 5 of Survivor 49, so let’s make like Nate and MC on the sandbags and get to work.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
Other notables Second-round rookie Will Richard has been a revelation in training camp, and the coaching staff showed that their high praise were not empty words on Tuesday night.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Notables from literature, journalism, entertainment and the arts joined in the festivities surrounded by Ed Sorel’s murals from another era.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Notable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notable. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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notable
1 of 2 adjective
no·ta·ble
ˈnōt-ə-bəl
1
: deserving special notice : remarkable
a notable sight
2
: distinguished, prominent
a notable writer
notably
adverb
-blē
notable
2 of 2 noun
: a famous person
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