How to Use notoriety in a Sentence

notoriety

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  • He achieved instant fame and notoriety with the release of his film.
  • She gained notoriety when nude photographs of her appeared in a magazine.
  • His comment about the President has given him a notoriety that he enjoys very much.
  • But the tracks stand-out due to the artists’ notoriety and strength of the performances.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 15 Aug. 2022
  • The white wines are the most well-known, and much of that notoriety is thanks to Falanghina, one of the great white grapes of southern Italy.
    — Brian Freedman, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Now that notoriety, and the lift, will go to Whistler Blackcomb.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Sep. 2022
  • For many, the newfound notoriety of the Crowdstrike name is part of the appeal.
    — Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2024
  • The pretend band is what blew up and got him notoriety.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2023
  • The case gained notoriety for a cooler full of penises that was found.
    — Rebekah L. Sanders, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2022
  • The local car-theft group went on to gain more notoriety from a viral YouTube video last year.
    — Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2023
  • This is not the first time Rokita has gained notoriety.
    — Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Oct. 2022
  • But in the majors, everything is more, from the paychecks to the notoriety.
    — New York Times, 22 May 2022
  • That part of Wauneka's life was only a small part of her notoriety.
    — Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Her success puts her in a small group of South Asian performers who have achieved notoriety in the U.S.
    — NBC News, 5 Apr. 2022
  • What impact did their notoriety have on the Williamsons?
    — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 26 May 2022
  • The film is meant to be a commentary on the dark side of Hollywood and the often ghastly cost of notoriety.
    — Christian Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Over the years, the film has acquired a kind of notoriety, too, because Beals did so little of Alex’s dancing.
    — Brian Seibert, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Many of them now live their lives with a strange internet notoriety, the kind that didn’t exist even just a few years ago.
    — Ben Collins, NBC News, 31 Mar. 2023
  • In a city built on live bands, only a few of whom seem to break out and achieve some level of notoriety, Urban Heat is a hero for Austin.
    — Andy O'Connor, SPIN, 24 May 2023
  • The notoriety of the crash didn’t hurt the film’s performance with audiences though.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Even with all its notoriety, Morris didn’t see the entire film for years, until his mom urged him to see it.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 27 July 2022
  • The world is ready to see you and your work more clearly, and there’s no time to waste with so many planets falling into your 10th house of growth and notoriety.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2022
  • The world is ready to see you and your work more clearly, and there’s no time to waste with so many planets falling into your tenth house of growth and notoriety.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Something about the men tipped the police off—a hunch, perhaps, that the burglary had been the work of a gang of young thieves who were coming into some notoriety.
    — Jesse Hyde, Town & Country, 16 Aug. 2023
  • But at what cost comes celebrity, at what cost comes notoriety?
    — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Nov. 2022
  • The success sent Bankman-Fried's wealth and notoriety soaring.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2022
  • Their mission: to use Saul's notoriety to shed light on the next phase of human evolution.
    — Clark Collis, EW.com, 10 May 2022
  • This is not the first time Krasovsky gained notoriety for an extreme pro-war sentiment.
    — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2022
  • That helps increase his notoriety further, and the cycle continues.
    — Elias Leight, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Some crave the infamous notoriety and sense of accomplishment that comes with successfully breaching a secure system.
    — Reuven Aronashvili, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024

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