How to Use known in a Sentence

known

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  • This dance would soon become known as the Ghillies Ball.
    — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 13 Aug. 2022
  • It is directed by Michael Grandage, who is best known for his work helming stage productions.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 11 Sep. 2022
  • Astronomers believed that the reddish glow the planet has become so well known for is caused by something in its atmosphere.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 12 Sep. 2022
  • It was directed by Lila Neugebauer, who is best known for her acclaimed work as a theater director.
    — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 11 Sep. 2022
  • Davis now risks losing its cycling-capital title to Key West, Fla., one of the few top cycling towns not best known for its colleges.
    — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022
  • But instead, Jisoo goes running to Simon, Catherine’s known frenemy.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Until tech becomes better regulated, users are forced to place trust in companies to update their policies as privacy and security risks become known.
    — Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Instead, this is about persuading U.S. technology companies to join the battle against known adversaries.
    — David Shedd, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2024
  • There are no known cases of the Oropouche virus in the United States.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
  • Butz is most known for his work on stage and has won two Tony Awards.
    — Matthew Acosta, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
  • The House was made known of the subpoena by the House clerk, who spoke on the floor on Wednesday.
    — Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 1 Nov. 2023
  • But the movie can’t quite be content with sticking close to known physics.
    — Jennifer Ouellette and Sean M. Carroll, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Less well known, though, is the role the film has played in the story of Mattel’s revival.
    — Carly Olson, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2024
  • Its presence in the state’s snowpacks has been less well known.
    — Nora Mishanec, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2023
  • About 75% of the dogs at Texas A&M tested positive for a known pathogen.
    — Linda Carroll, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2023
  • The Nazis were well known for keeping detailed records.
    — Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2023
  • There are no known cases of bird flu in beef cattle so far.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 29 Apr. 2024
  • There is no known threat to the public, but no arrest has been made in connection with the killing.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Less known, however, is that the same strategies can be put to work in the garden.
    — Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Jones, a known pimp, was upset over unpaid debts from Woldu.
    — Elena Santa Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 19 Aug. 2023
  • This flaw, now well known, was discovered in the 1971 Sylmar quake.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2023
  • All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The fire's cause remains unknown, with no known connection between the short-term rental units and the fire.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2023
  • But the only known survivors from that night were Kafayet and his passengers.
    — Kristen Gelineau, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2023
  • How the group manufactures the makeshift rockets is less known.
    — Isabelle Chapman, CNN, 13 Oct. 2023
  • But Houghton notes that stress is also a known factor, and the two could be intertwined.
    — Maria Godoy, NPR, 31 May 2024
  • These links are less explored and less known than those between math and, say, music.
    — Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 12 Jan. 2024
  • In 1860, the schooner Clotilda became the last known ship to carry enslaved people from the west coast of Africa to the United States.
    — Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2024
  • The first known piece of mail sent with a prepaid, adhesive stamp could sell for as much as $2.5 million.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Jan. 2024
  • His designs are as emblematic of the 1970s as that of his friend Halston, but less known.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2024

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