notoriety
noun
no·to·ri·e·ty
ˌnō-tə-ˈrī-ə-tē 
plural notorieties
1
: the quality or state of being notorious
the city's notoriety for corrupt and incompetent government—
R. E. Merriam
R. E. Merriam2
: a notorious person
love to have notabilities and notorieties under one roof—The Times Literary Supplement (London)
The Times Literary Supplement (London)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.
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Round Corner has had a couple of flashes of notoriety over the decades: For a period of time in 1982, Dorothea Puente, the midtown landlady later convicted of killing three people, ran the bar’s kitchen, and one morning in March of 1986, a van crashed through the wall and into the bar.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025
In their second meeting, Paul launched himself to a different stratosphere of notoriety as a boxer.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
During the latter part of the decade, Charles tried parlaying what was left of his notoriety into rebranding himself as a burgeoning restauranteur.
—Hazlitt, 18 June 2025
Created in 2006 by Simon Cowell — then best known as the British judge on American Idol — AGT kicked off to find the best live act to win $1 million and plenty of public notoriety, as viewers voted for the acts to advance and, ultimately, the winner.
—Diane J. Cho, People.com, 17 June 2025
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Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025
In their second meeting, Paul launched himself to a different stratosphere of notoriety as a boxer.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
During the latter part of the decade, Charles tried parlaying what was left of his notoriety into rebranding himself as a burgeoning restauranteur.
—Hazlitt, 18 June 2025
Created in 2006 by Simon Cowell — then best known as the British judge on American Idol — AGT kicked off to find the best live act to win $1 million and plenty of public notoriety, as viewers voted for the acts to advance and, ultimately, the winner.
—Diane J. Cho, People.com, 17 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for notoriety
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“Notoriety.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notoriety. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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