famously
Britishadverb
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well-known
her famously relaxed manner
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very well
the two got on famously
Example Sentences
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To that end, Iñárritu wanted to transform the famously fit Cruise, who is still known for performing death defying stunts into his 60s, into “somebody that can be your uncle.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Jimmy Carter, famously a Sunday school teacher, spoke about his faith a lot.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
That idea clashes with the classical expectation that each particle should possess its own separate physical reality, a feature of quantum mechanics that famously troubled Albert Einstein.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026
When he walked off he turned and raised his bat amid a standing ovation from The Oval crowd – as Pietersen famously did 21 years ago.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
On his deathbed, Ser Aegor Rivers had famously commanded his men to boil the flesh from his skull, dip it in gold, and carry it before them when they crossed the sea to retake Westeros.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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