Sample sentences for NOTORIOUS

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well known for something bad

notorious = well known for something bad

notorious = well known for something bad

The city is notorious for corruption.
...Neville's memory was notoriously poor.
J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

notoriously = widely known in a bad way

The man was notoriously corrupt, and most unfit for his position.
Margaret Atwood -- Alias Grace

notoriously = well known for something bad

a beautiful but notoriously unscrupulous woman who lived up to her dishonorable reputation.
Khaled Hosseini -- The Kite Runner

notoriously = well known for something bad

I feverishly tried to get the local police to find and arrest a notoriously vicious gangster named Blackie,
Sonia Nazario -- Enrique's Journey

notoriously = well known for something bad

...he wanted Pakistan to be renowned for a sizzling economy, not notorious for barbaric rapes.
Nicholas D. Kristof -- Half the Sky

notorious = well known for something bad

notorious = well known for something bad

notoriously = well known for something bad

Secluded five miles up a rutted dirt track, the played-out mine was a notorious party spot.
Ellen Hopkins -- Crank

notorious = well known for something bad

The guys were notorious for holding back some of the money until the last minute.
Robert Cormier -- The Chocolate War

notorious = well known for something bad

The men were jailed in one of Central Africa's most notorious prisons:
Warren St. John -- Outcasts United

notorious = well known for something bad

...but his job lasted only as long as his notoriety:
Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird

notoriety = the state of being known for something bad

Chinese officials are notoriously late for conferences;
Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Supremacy

notoriously = well known for something bad

Madam, you have done me wrong, Notorious wrong.
William Shakespeare -- Twelfth Night

notorious = well known and bad

notorious = well known for something bad

At heart and by descent an Aristocrat, an enemy of the Republic, a notorious oppressor of the People.
Charles Dickens -- A Tale of Two Cities

notorious = well known for something bad

Since the UMWA was notorious for lacking strike funds, a lot of families were facing a potentially desperate situation.
Homer Hickam -- October Sky

notorious = well known for something bad

It's one of Mobutu's most notorious dungeons, and we're all aware Anatole could end up there, any day.
Barbara Kingsolver -- The Poisonwood Bible

notorious = well known for something bad

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