: known widely and well : famous

Examples of famed in a Sentence

a bowl of the restaurant's famed chili San Francisco's famed Golden Gate Bridge.
Recent Examples on the Web Smith, who is reprises his iconic role as wisecracking, sharp dressed cop Mike Lowery, announced his arrival Wednesday to his 68 million Instagram followers with a video, our famed skyline in the background. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024 Audiences are likely to be most struck by just how much Fishburne looks like Doc Rivers in the narrative, despite not looking much like the famed coach at all in his day-to-day life. Rivea Ruff, Essence, 6 June 2024 The famed Jordan Vineyard & Winery in Healdsburg, with its French-style chateau, stately 1,200-acre grounds and award-winning chardonnay and cabernet sauvignon, makes for one heck of a fun day trip or weekend getaway. Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024 Invented more than half a century ago by famed Florida Keys fly fishing guide Jimmy Albright, the knot’s purpose was to join two pieces of line with different diameters. Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 6 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for famed 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1533, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of famed was circa 1533

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“Famed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/famed. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.

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