How to Use notoriety in a Sentence
notoriety
noun- 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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But the tracks stand-out due to the artists’ notoriety and strength of the performances.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 15 Aug. 2022
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The white wines are the most well-known, and much of that notoriety is thanks to Falanghina, one of the great white grapes of southern Italy.
—Brian Freedman, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
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Now that notoriety, and the lift, will go to Whistler Blackcomb.
—Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Sep. 2022
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For many, the newfound notoriety of the Crowdstrike name is part of the appeal.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2024
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The pretend band is what blew up and got him notoriety.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2023
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Some guys play the game to achieve riches and notoriety.
—Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Nov. 2021
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They can be placed on cards at different points in the show to add some notoriety.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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The case gained notoriety for a cooler full of penises that was found.
—Rebekah L. Sanders, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2022
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The local car-theft group went on to gain more notoriety from a viral YouTube video last year.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2023
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The show in many ways is about a group of older women trying to run away from a younger notoriety.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2022
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Owen gets a lot of notoriety, but Nick has been equally good.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
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This is not the first time Rokita has gained notoriety.
—Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Oct. 2022
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But in the majors, everything is more, from the paychecks to the notoriety.
—New York Times, 22 May 2022
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But the islands' fragility has brought them a sort of grim notoriety.
—Brady Dennis, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Nov. 2019
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That part of Wauneka's life was only a small part of her notoriety.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 11 Feb. 2023
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Her success puts her in a small group of South Asian performers who have achieved notoriety in the U.S.
—NBC News, 5 Apr. 2022
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What impact did their notoriety have on the Williamsons?
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 26 May 2022
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The film is meant to be a commentary on the dark side of Hollywood and the often ghastly cost of notoriety.
—Christian Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
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Over the years, the film has acquired a kind of notoriety, too, because Beals did so little of Alex’s dancing.
—Brian Seibert, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2023
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Many of them now live their lives with a strange internet notoriety, the kind that didn’t exist even just a few years ago.
—Ben Collins, NBC News, 31 Mar. 2023
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Even with this notoriety for largesse, Cadillac has made the car bigger for 1994.
—Phil Berg, Car and Driver, 8 June 2020
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Kent’s notoriety grew, landing her on the cover of Newsweek in 1967.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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In a city built on live bands, only a few of whom seem to break out and achieve some level of notoriety, Urban Heat is a hero for Austin.
—Andy O'Connor, SPIN, 24 May 2023
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The notoriety of the crash didn’t hurt the film’s performance with audiences though.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 21 Jan. 2023
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The one among them who found real notoriety wasn’t the most polished, though, or even the most comical.
—New York Times, 17 Dec. 2020
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To me, Ciara, originally from Austin, Texas, is an unsung fashion icon that deserves more notoriety.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 20 Aug. 2025
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This documentary offers an intense look at the sacrifices required to achieve that greatness, as well as the external costs; with notoriety comes the loss of privacy.
—Skyler Trepel Published, EW.com, 10 Aug. 2025
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