Example sentences for: notorious

How can you use “notorious” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • She tyrannized her co-workers, throwing fits, firing writers at will, terrorizing her underlings ( Roseanne is notorious as the worst workplace in television).

  • Two of these nicknames developed notorious associations: Oliver Cromwell was known as Iron Noll , and the children's verses of Ambrose Philips ensured the everlasting fame of his nickname, Namby Pamby .

  • One rather unwilling and notorious resident was the monstrous Vlad the Impaler (on whom the Dracula legend was partly based), held prisoner here from 1462 to 1475.

  • Joe is also a sexually charged throwback with predatory sensibilities, notorious for his lack of sensitivity to females.

  • On the contrary--accepting papers without peer review is an abdication of scholarly responsibility under the best of circumstances and a poor idea for an association of evolutionary psychologists, whose discipline is notorious for attracting cranks.


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