How do you use Known in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like legendary or identified, plus the exact meaning.
Known in a sentence
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Known meaning
- Identified as a specific type; famous, renowned.
- Accepted, familiar, researched.
Synonyms of Known
Using Known
- The main meaning on this page is: Identified as a specific type; famous, renowned. | Accepted, familiar, researched.
- Useful related words include: best-known, well-known, proverbial, legendary.
- In the example corpus, known often appears in combinations such as: known as, known for, is known.
Example sentences (20)
She may be best-known known for her roles and judging on screen, but has a lesser-known skill in her arsenal: singing.
Among those said to have jettisoned Okorocha’s camp for Uzodinma is a known die-hard supporter of Okorocha known as Prince Charles Amadi, otherwise known as Chalvon.
A potpourri of peanuts known as nzungu, boiled and sundried maize, black-eyed peas known as nyemba, and bambara groundnuts known as nyimo makes a traditional dish called mutakura.
In general Spanish, they are known as cortaplumas (penknife, when it comes to folding blades); in Spain, Mexico, and Costa Rica, they are colloquially known as cutters; in Argentina and Uruguay the segmented fixed-blade knives are known as "Trinchetas".
In medieval English trust law, the settlor was known as the feoffor to uses while the trustee was known as the feoffee to uses and the beneficiary was known as the cestui que use, or cestui que trust.
In the turn of the century, there was another well known animator known as Willis O' Brien (known by others as O'bie).
It comprises more than 99.5% of all the mass known to orbit Neptune, including the planet's rings and thirteen other known moons, and is also more massive than all known moons in the Solar System smaller than itself combined.
Precursors, also known as provitamins, which must be converted to active forms by the body, are obtained from fruits and vegetables containing yellow, orange and dark green pigments, known as carotenoids, the most well-known being β-carotene.
A designated pavilion for India at the Mart will create an immersive experience of the gamut of destinations in India both known and lesser known.
Also internationally known is Banx & Ranx, a production duo known for working with the likes of Gorillaz, Sean Paul and Dua Lipa.
And I don’t think that you sit on death row at San Quentin for over 20 years and work every single day to make your story known and to make your innocence known, and not actually be innocent.
And if a socialite known for dating Black men crosses the threshold of someone known for their proximity to prestige films, all signs thusly indicate that their worlds cannot possibly collide.
As it turns out, though, Stone is really a lethal operative for a shadowy group known as the Charter, a spy network that’s merely a legend among her MI6 colleagues, working to overcome threats using a high-tech AI known as the Heart.
Bitcoin spin-off BSV – also known as Satoshi’s Vision – in 2021 after the blockchain behind the coin suffered what is known as a “51% attack” and the network became unstable due to this attack.
Cannabis contains over a hundred chemical compounds known as cannabinoids, with delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) being the most well-known.
Dandelions are a type of weed known as a broadleaf perennial, and they are known for being hard to get rid of if not addressed quickly.
Everything that could be known and cannot be known.
Fawcett was known for her time on Charlie's Angels and O'Neal was still best known for his 1970s Oscar-nominated role in Love Story.
FurCon — officially known as “Further Confusion” but unofficially known as a convention for — is happening this weekend in San Jose, so if you see any anthropomorphic animals wandering around in the rain, that’s why.
He is a well-known presenter on the TV channel, known for Britain’s Got Talent spin-off Britain’s Got More Talent and Catchphrase.
Common combinations with known
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- known as 158×
- known for 68×
- is known 41×
- also known 24×
- known to 23×
- was known 20×
- are known 17×
- be known 16×
- best known 14×
- well known 12×