How to Use famous in a Sentence

famous

adjective
  • The King made this song famous with his rock and roll take on it.
    — Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Being rich and famous can be a lethal weapon in the wrong hands.
    — Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2023
  • In that game and near the end of the contest, Reese threw some of Clark’s famous trash talk back in her face.
    — Sean Gregory, TIME, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Drive along the west coast or head to the north shore, which is famous for surfing waves.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2024
  • Best of all, Turin doesn’t attract the crowds of tourists that flock to Italy’s more famous cities.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Not so this time around as famous faces came ashore by the boatload.
    — Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2024
  • Shields smiled her way through as one of the most famous models on the planet.
    — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Iraq’s artists were once among the region’s most famous.
    — Mustafa Salim, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Arguably the most famous of these events is taking a dip in the grotto.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Over the years, Burgh has been a popular escape for the rich and famous.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 10 May 2023
  • De Kooning is one of the most famous artists of the 20th Century.
    — Anne Ryman, The Arizona Republic, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Storm's pics were getting tons of love from her famous friends.
    — Emily J. Shiffer, Women's Health, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The most famous of his bandmates, Sid Vicious, has been dead for 43 years.
    — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Of course, the famous apple butter donuts are always on the menu.
    — Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Keenan Cahill, the YouTube star famous for lip-synching and celebrity cameos, is dead.
    — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 30 Dec. 2022
  • An iconic role which spawned one of the most famous movie posters ever.
    — Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2023
  • So Jon’s early ouster cannot be blamed on folks wanting to get the famous rich guy out of there.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024
  • In 2022, Billie Eilish wore a corseted look of her own for the famous Met Gala.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2024
  • At the coffee house in Fort Worth, the singer is already semi-famous.
    — Thor Christensen, Dallas News, 14 Apr. 2023
  • In the video, Lucas, who was 2 years old at the time, performs a spot-on copy of Troy Bolton's famous routine.
    — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The big picture: Anne Rice's annual vampire ball is the most famous of the balls.
    — Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The race is famous with runners for including a special tour that highlights the best of the city.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2023
  • When the clubs came in, the DJs started becoming famous.
    — Mathias Döpfner, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2024
  • Pat McGrath, one of the world’s most famous makeup artists, also puts in a cameo.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Oct. 2022
  • The first season, which saw the famous family jump from E!
    — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Aug. 2022
  • The Swiss Alps are famous for their village-to-village hikes, where trekkers can cover dozens of miles over the course of a week or two.
    — Rachel Schnalzer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Who better to take money advice than the rich and famous, right?
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Monterey Car Week has long been famous for the chance to see some of the world’s most historic and exclusive cars.
    — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 18 Aug. 2022
  • While plants in the mint family are famous for popping up in unwanted places, controlling the spread isn’t as hard as it is made out to be.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The bi-continental film tells the story of a famous Spanish chef who returns from Uruguay to Spain to attend her mother’s funeral.
    — Jamie Lang, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025

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