notorious

Example Sentences

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The Christmas period is notorious for heavy rotation, so pay attention to the bench order in your squad.

From BBC

Parking stalls, a notorious bottleneck in the town of fewer than 3,000, were open.

From The Wall Street Journal

I understand L.A’s notorious traffic can wear on you, but this feature has no real purpose in my opinion.

From The Wall Street Journal

In South Korea, a country notorious for its strict beauty standards, baldness comes with a stigma that can prove especially troubling for young people.

From BBC

The film was Titanic - a notorious white elephant, dismissed as a vanity project, and predicted to bring about the collapse of film studios Fox and Paramount.

From BBC