Example Sentences

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As a general rule, I’m not all that interested in the sex lives of famous people — or unfamous people, for that matter.

From Washington Post • Aug. 11, 2017

In any case, the idea of a place famous for being unfamous, that once thought it could fool Apollo, only made me more curious.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2017

And this is for the unsurprising reason that mastering them is hard and takes the kind of single-minded dedicated work that you only do when you’re still unfamous and hungry.

From Slate • Sep. 15, 2016

The feelings here are rabid and adoring, and reflect a depth of experience from one more corner of the unfamous.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2015

She wished she was a famous writer already, and didn’t have to go through the unfamous stage.

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett