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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Her charismatic husband served as president from 1995-2007, famously opposing the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
Warren Buffett in 2001 famously said that comparing the stock market’s value to GDP was one of his favorite rules of thumb for working out whether it was overvalued or undervalued.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
Michael Saylor, Strategy’s executive chairman, had famously urged his followers to never sell their bitcoin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
The Israeli prime minister famously clashed with Bill Clinton over the implementation of the Oslo peace accords.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
In person, Rita Skeeter is much warmer and softer than her famously ferocious quill-portraits might suggest.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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