famously
adverb
fa·mous·ly
ˈfā-məs-lē 
Examples of famously in a Sentence
The executive famously insisted on riding the bus to work every day.
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Nestled within Derbyshire’s rolling countryside, Bakewell—synonymous with the famed English pudding—is a quintessential Peak District town that feels plucked straight from a Jane Austen chapter; famously rumoured to have inspired ‘Lambton’ in Pride and Prejudice.
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
In her almost 50 years in the role, Marlena’s trials and tribulations have included falling out of a window, hysterical amnesia, kidnapping, being targeted by serial killers, being replaced by an unhinged lookalike, and, most famously, two demonic possessions.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 15 July 2025
According to the American Kennel Club, Labrador Retrievers are famously friendly and make excellent family companions.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Henderson famously designed Kennedy Jr.’s wedding suit for the 1986 nuptials, however, which launched the designer’s bespoke collection.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 July 2025
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
In her almost 50 years in the role, Marlena’s trials and tribulations have included falling out of a window, hysterical amnesia, kidnapping, being targeted by serial killers, being replaced by an unhinged lookalike, and, most famously, two demonic possessions.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 15 July 2025
According to the American Kennel Club, Labrador Retrievers are famously friendly and make excellent family companions.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Henderson famously designed Kennedy Jr.’s wedding suit for the 1986 nuptials, however, which launched the designer’s bespoke collection.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 July 2025
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“Famously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/famously. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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