How to Use known in a Sentence

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• There are no known cases of the Oropouche virus in the United States.
  — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
• This dance would soon become known as the Ghillies Ball.
  — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 13 Aug. 2022
• 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
• One of the few things limiting the reach of Aid Access is that it’s still not well known.
  — David Ingram, NBC News, 7 July 2022
• Caan, who was best known for his roles in movies like The Godfather and Elf, was 82 years old.
  — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 7 July 2022
• The known unknown is how the rest of the world will react and what the ultimate outcome will be.
  — Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024
• 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
• For years, the known history of the death flights was limited.
  — Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
• All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2024
• She’s best known for being one half of the group Chloe x Halle with sister Halle Bailey.
  — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 8 June 2022
• 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
• What is less well known is why cancer cells find the lungs so attractive.
  — New Atlas, 1 Jan. 2025
• The company is perhaps best known for its role in Sesame Street, the long-running kids show.
  — oregonlive, 25 July 2022
• He became known for his light regard for the truth and his glib and offensive marks.
  — Danica Kirka, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2022
• 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 report indicated what’s well known, that President-elect Donald Trump is a big fan of Milei’s.
  — John Tamny, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 30 Jan 2025