: fully or widely known

Examples of well-known in a Sentence

an anchorwoman so well-known that she passes for a local celebrity
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Miller was well-known for grace under pressure on the gymnastics floors. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 Etsuo Hara/Getty Images Riddle is most well-known for his time at WWE, earning multiple championships during his five-year tenure. Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025 Parisi is well-known in metro Detroit as a sandwich and overall food enthusiast. Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025 In addition, one of our key targets is to continue collaborating with our strategic business partners in the industry to well-known by the end consumers as a reliable, innovative, and trendsetting denim fabric producer. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for well-known

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of well-known was in the 15th century

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“Well-known.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-known. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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well-known

adjective
ˈwel-ˈnōn
: known by many people

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