How to Use well-known in a Sentence

well-known

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• His role as Chris Turk on Scrubs was one of his most well-known.
  — Jessica Booth, Redbook, 24 Aug. 2023
• The most well-known might be the Surplus Store near Culver City.
  — Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2023
• In the tightknit town of less than 5,000, the Goodman family was well-known, Lamb said.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 2 Apr. 2023
• The water is very calm, and the beach is well-known for being the best spot to go searching for shark teeth.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2023
• The actress has been well-known in Sweden since her time on the TV series Nya tider.
  — Stephanie Kaloi, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
• Harry's feelings have been well-known to her over many years.
  — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2023
• Sixth Street is well-known on Wall Street for its growth and sports investments.
  — Byluisa Beltran, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
• All are renowned in the business, but some are less well-known to the general public.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2023
• The macro-economic woes of Europe are well-known by now.
  — Peter Vanham, Fortune Europe, 12 Dec. 2023
• Amy Carter has been perhaps the most well-known of the president’s children.
  — Jesus Jiménez, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
• Perhaps even more well-known than some of the golfers who play in it are the unique Masters traditions.
  — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 14 June 2024
• Bakhtiari, who is well-known for these kinds of abilities, led them to the victory.
  — Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 3 July 2023
• Coles was well-known in the community for his good grades and prowess on the football field.
  — Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
• The most basic and well-known is the Family and Medical Leave Act.
  — Mary Beth Gahan, Washington Post, 31 July 2023
• The Orton Gillingham method is the most well-known and considered to be the most effective.
  — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2023
• Aardman has got a very distinctive and well-known style.
  — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 21 Jan. 2024
• Perhaps the most well-known is Shakespeare Behind Bars.
  — Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 July 2024
• One of the most well-known was Anne Frank, the Jewish teenager immortalized in the pages of her diary.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Mar. 2024
• Love also later added a pig limo and a duck limo to his lineup, but the most well-known were always the chickens.
  — Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Apr. 2024
• Miu Miu, of course, is well-known for its curveball casting choices.
  — Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2024
• While well-known to sports-media aficionados, Williamson may not be the top name bandied about by the average sports fan.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
• One of the most well-known operates out of the East L.A. station and is commonly known as the Banditos.
  — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
• While the role of forests is widely recognized, peatlands - such as bogs and marshes - are less well-known.
  — Simi Thambi​, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
• Besides Carhartt, few workwear brands are as well-known as Dickies.
  — Mike Richard, Men's Health, 3 Mar. 2023
• The second function of this social network is less well-known and less obvious than the first.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 10 Apr. 2023
• How has your novel gone over in Europe, which is not well-known for its baseball culture?
  — Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
• But that’s absolutely fine when the story is so well-known and the numbers are so show-stopping.
  — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2024
• What’s more fascinating than why the event isn’t more well-known by the public is why the women that played in it have rarely spoken about it.
  — Stephen Saito, Variety, 8 Sep. 2023
• The Crafton-Gadbois family is well-known in Salem and news of his death brought an immediate reaction on social media.
  — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2025
• From the gingham bed canopy to the adorable wicker dog in the living area, the suite felt more like an extension of someone’s fabulous Southern home than a basic hotel room, capturing the warmth this area is so well-known for.
  — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 4 Mar 2025