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Example sentences for: world-famous

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At its heart is the grand sloping fan-shaped Piazza del Campo, site of the old Roman forum and arena of the town’s world-famous annual Palio horse race.
Only Keswick thrived, primarily because of the pencil industry, for which it was world-famous.
The second most visited monument in Spain is the world-famous Alhambra (The Red).
The Playa de Sotavento is world-famous as a windsurfing center, with activity focused on the F2 school at the Sol Elite Gorriones Hotel.
Lord Justice Peter Gibson ruled that these words could never convey that defamatory meaning: "I could have wished Miss Norman had told the hoary old joke contained in the subject of this libel action as it would have shown that, in addition to possessing the remarkable vocal and dramatic talents which have made her world-famous as a distinguished opera singer, she had an engaging sense of humour.