How to Use notorious in a Sentence

notorious

adjective

• The coach is notorious for his violent outbursts.
• The first thing to know is that Kate is notorious for putting in serious work in the gym.
  — Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 2 Feb. 2023
• Historians say the most notorious slavers used their wealth to fund the bank or staff it.
  — Marina Dias, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
• Some of the most notorious winter storms along the East Coast have been nor'easters.
  — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2020
• The road where Tiger Woods crashed has been notorious for decades.
  — Sarah Parvini, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2021
• The boss was one of the most notorious human traffickers in Africa.
  — Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
• The company is notorious for killing off all sorts of apps and devices.
  — WIRED, 1 Apr. 2023
• Most people dread going to the post office, where the lines are notorious.
  — CBS News, 13 Apr. 2020
• Use small jigs with short tails because the fish are notorious short-strikers.
  — Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023
• Kids are notorious for playing with a toy for one day and never touching it again.
  — Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Dec. 2021
• Connecticut is notorious for having a lot of smog — some of the worst levels in the country, in fact.
  — Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2023
• That the Red Army did next to nothing to assist them is notorious.
  — Andrew Stuttaford, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022
• After all, the bicoastal rappers were once locked in a notorious hip-hop beef.
  — Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 19 Aug. 2023
• Three of our friends who were in attendance are notorious for being late.
  — Morgan Absher, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2022
• This time of year, when the depths of winter are on the horizon, are notorious for strong winds like this, Lutz said.
  — Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press, 22 Nov. 2021
• The merge episode is notorious for making clear what old alliances ended and which new ones started.
  — Joseph Longo, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2021
• Footage showing abuse in the country's notorious Evin prison has leaked out.
  — Isabel Debre, ajc, 27 June 2022
• Saltwater fish are notorious for having hard mouths that are tough to hook.
  — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 10 Apr. 2023
• The restaurant business is notorious for pulling people back in.
  — al, 20 Apr. 2021
• Cars are notorious for getting dirty quickly and being a total pain to clean.
  — Annie Burdick, Peoplemag, 29 Oct. 2022
• Many lines were forced to take roundabout routes to avoid high mountain ranges and became notorious for their low speeds and long journey times.
  — Ben Jones, CNN, 7 Sep. 2021
• In fact, some of those notorious mob bosses have their photos hanging around the venue, keeping a close eye on guests.
  — Megan Dubois, Chron, 28 Feb. 2023
• The mammals are notorious for rummaging through graves for grub.
  — Isis Davis-Marks, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Aug. 2021
• The Game Boy was notorious for puzzle games, most of which were pretty dull.
  — PCMAG, 25 Mar. 2022
• This was a white swan event plotted by notorious terrorists next door.
  — Amy Zegart, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2023
• Westbrook is notorious for holding and stoking grudges from years gone by.
  — Rob Mahoney, SI.com, 12 Aug. 2019
• They’d be shunted into a system that is notorious for long wait lists and poor health outcomes.
  — Tarren Bragdon and Scott Centorino, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2021
• Power plants are notorious for driving down the value of nearby homes.
  — ProPublica, 24 Nov. 2020
• In a field notorious for tall tales and expenditures, that fall can be subtle.
  — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 28 May 2021
• The Sun's are notorious for trading away their young talent.
  — Jeremy Cluff, azcentral, 8 Jan. 2020

Last Updated: 29 Apr 2024