household name

Example Sentences

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Her imminent debut on “The Bachelorette” is set to make Paul a household name.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

Nvidia has become a household name because of the advanced microchips it makes for AI data centres.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Still not a household name everywhere, Siddiq is steadily building that legacy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

The Lions drew the series a week later, with Itoje leaving New Zealand as a household name in the rugby world.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

In 1951, long before James Watson would become a household name around the world, the novelist Doris Lessing took a three-hour walk with the young Watson, whom she knew through a friend of a friend.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee