household name
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But the scale of Flock's network and the integration of AI in modern surveillance tech is a recent development and it's turned Flock into a household name.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Soon Alice and Danny connect the victim’s father to a conspiracy akin to the one that made Jeffrey Epstein a household name.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026
However, it wasn’t until she secured the lead role of Sophie in the musical film “Mamma Mia” that she truly became a household name, taking center stage in her first major lead role.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Gap is trying to keep its revival going with a new line of handbags from the designer who made Coach a household name, Suzanne Kapner reports exclusively this morning for The Wall Street Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
But he became more than a household name, more than the equivalent of a pop star.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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