notoriety

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no·to·ri·e·ty | \ ˌnō-tə-ˈrī-ə-tē

plural notorieties

Definition of notoriety

1 : the quality or state of being notorious the city's notoriety for corrupt and incompetent government— R. E. Merriam

2 : a notorious person love to have notabilities and notorieties under one roof — The Times Literary Supplement (London)

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Examples of notoriety in a Sentence

He achieved instant fame and notoriety with the release of his film. She gained notoriety when nude photographs of her appeared in a magazine. His comment about the President has given him a notoriety that he enjoys very much.

Recent Examples on the Web The riot and its aftermath did give a fresh 15 minutes of notoriety. — Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, "‘Ted’s been cancelled’: Cruz’s 2024 ambitions hobbled by Capitol riot, but he could rebound in Biden era," 16 Jan. 2021 And earlier this year, the family got a taste of national notoriety when the White House Christmas tree was erroneously credited by First Lady Melania Trump as coming from their farm. — Alex Paul, oregonlive, "This Christmas everyone’s staying home and wants a real tree; Oregon farm thrives," 23 Dec. 2020 Nevertheless, the swingers convention seems destined to join the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota in August in terms of notoriety. — Carlie Wells, NOLA.com, "Why coronavirus outbreak tied to New Orleans swingers event is a 'metaphor for the U.S.'," 1 Dec. 2020 Her compulsion was matched in kind by the media with its voracious appetite to shower her with a never-ending flood of notoriety. — Steve West, sun-sentinel.com, "A metaphor for destruction | Opinion," 16 Oct. 2020 At Fox, Crowder gained a measure of notoriety when footage aired of a Michigan union member slugging him at a protest. — Mark Bergen, Bloomberg.com, "A Conservative YouTuber Thrives By Pushing Conflict With Site," 12 Oct. 2020 Shkreli first gained notoriety by buying the rights to a drug used to treat an infection that occurs in some AIDS, malaria and cancer patients and raising the price from $13.50 to $750 per pill. — Michael R. Sisak, ajc, "'Pharma Bro' Shkreli loses 2nd bid for early prison release," 19 Jan. 2021 Straka's movement gained notoriety in 2018 after the now ex-liberal decided he was fed up with the Democratic Party and began urging others to leave the party with him. — Andrew Mark Miller, Washington Examiner, "Conservative #WalkAway Facebook page removed along with hundreds of thousands of videos and followers," 8 Jan. 2021 Love-Robinson gained notoriety in 2016 after his arrest in Palm Beach County on suspicion of practicing medicine without a license, posing as a medical doctor and treating patients. — Rebekah Riess And Travis Caldwell, CNN, "Man who pleaded guilty to practicing medicine without a license as a teen faces new fraud charges," 2 Jan. 2021

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