How to Use well-known in a Sentence

well-known

adjective
  • His role as Chris Turk on Scrubs was one of his most well-known.
    — Jessica Booth, Redbook, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The most well-known might be the Surplus Store near Culver City.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2023
  • In the tightknit town of less than 5,000, the Goodman family was well-known, Lamb said.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 2 Apr. 2023
  • The water is very calm, and the beach is well-known for being the best spot to go searching for shark teeth.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The actress has been well-known in Sweden since her time on the TV series Nya tider.
    — Stephanie Kaloi, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Harry's feelings have been well-known to her over many years.
    — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Sixth Street is well-known on Wall Street for its growth and sports investments.
    — Byluisa Beltran, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
  • All are renowned in the business, but some are less well-known to the general public.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2023
  • By this point, Béart was well-known in her native country.
    — Skyler Trepel, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2025
  • The macro-economic woes of Europe are well-known by now.
    — Peter Vanham, Fortune Europe, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Amy Carter has been perhaps the most well-known of the president’s children.
    — Jesus Jiménez, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
  • London’s pricing zones are the most extensive and the most well-known.
    — Laurie Winkless, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Perhaps even more well-known than some of the golfers who play in it are the unique Masters traditions.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 14 June 2024
  • Those players, while well-known to NBA die-hards, weren’t as well-known by casual fans at the time.
    — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 2 June 2025
  • Bakhtiari, who is well-known for these kinds of abilities, led them to the victory.
    — Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 3 July 2023
  • This is well-known in the bee world and backed up by the U.S. Department of Agriculture research.
    — Martha Ann Overland, NPR, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Coles was well-known in the community for his good grades and prowess on the football field.
    — Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Less well-known is the French influence found throughout the region.
    — AFAR Media, 29 Apr. 2025
  • The most basic and well-known is the Family and Medical Leave Act.
    — Mary Beth Gahan, Washington Post, 31 July 2023
  • The Orton Gillingham method is the most well-known and considered to be the most effective.
    — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Aardman has got a very distinctive and well-known style.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Perhaps the most well-known is Shakespeare Behind Bars.
    — Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 July 2024
  • One of the most well-known was Anne Frank, the Jewish teenager immortalized in the pages of her diary.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Love also later added a pig limo and a duck limo to his lineup, but the most well-known were always the chickens.
    — Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Apr. 2024
  • While Io is among the most well-known of Jupiter's 95 moons, the duo instead studied two tiny moons Amalthea and Thebe to reach their conclusions.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 24 May 2025
  • Miu Miu, of course, is well-known for its curveball casting choices.
    — Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The musician and dancer is one of the most well-known and followed K-pop idols out there right now and there’s nothing stopping her.
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 28 Feb. 2025
  • While well-known to sports-media aficionados, Williamson may not be the top name bandied about by the average sports fan.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
  • But of course, the Celica is well-known as a successful rally car, having won three driver championships in the early 1990s.
    — Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
  • While Soleimani was well-known for his public image and charismatic leadership, Qaani has kept a lower profile, both domestically and abroad.
    — Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025

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