world-famous

adjective

: famous throughout the world
a world-famous scientist

Examples of world-famous in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Customize your own Eames lounger, gawk at buildings by world-famous architects and hang out in a model home full of iconic designs In the countryside where Germany meets France and Switzerland, modernism superfans can live out their most indulgent aesthetic fantasies. Gabe Bullard, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024 On Saturday, Joel Cauchi was identified as the assailant who carried out a knife attack in the Westfield Bondi Junction mall near world-famous Bondi Beach, leaving six people dead and more than a dozen injured. Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 15 Apr. 2024 Whereas Abramović was ready to embrace the life of a world-famous art star—with its requisite duties and attendant inconveniences—Ulay longed to live a more itinerant and anarchist existence. Michael I. Norton, TIME, 11 Apr. 2024 Instead, your family will be treated to an old-timey experience filled with world-famous Mackinac Island fudge and days spent biking around the island, taking a ferry under the Mackinac Bridge, or cruising around the coast by kayak. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2024 Marriott Bonvoy members can now earn and redeem points at world-famous properties like Bellagio, A Luxury Collection Resort & Casino or The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Autograph Collection, among others. Ramsey Qubein, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Apr. 2024 Places to Eat Jordan Pond House The Jordan Pond House is the only full-service restaurant inside Acadia National Park, serving their world-famous popovers for more than 100 years. Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024 The small village of New Almaden was once a world-famous quicksilver (mercury) mining community. Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2024 Volcano eruption Iceland’s world-famous Blue Lagoon and the nearby town of Grindavik were evacuated Saturday following a volcanic eruption in the country’s Reykjanes Peninsula. Alexandra Banner, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024

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“World-famous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/world-famous. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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