cause celebre
Example Sentences
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While Sally’s children turn Champ’s legal troubles into a cause célèbre on social media, Sally and Corinne strategize about how to clear the terrier’s name.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Not surprisingly, the grave miscarriage of justice in his case has attracted national and international attention and made it a cause célèbre for people opposed to the death penalty and many supporters of capital punishment.
From Slate • Oct. 18, 2024
His conviction has become a cause célèbre in libertarian circles.
From Salon • May 26, 2024
When it premiered on New Year’s Day in the U.K., it moved a story that had been reported over the years but never taken up as a public cause célèbre onto the front page.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2024
After Parnell came to grief I remember the Drury Lane pantomime was full of fire-escapes, and every allusion to the cause célèbre produced roars of laughter.
From Masques & Phases by Ross, Robert
