How to Use household name in a Sentence

household name

noun
  • Songzio might not be a household name in the West.
    — Kati Chitrakorn, Vogue, 24 June 2026
  • Eddie showed me how to be a household name.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 10 June 2026
  • The agency is not a household name.
    — Avi Asher-Schapiro, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The agency is not a household name.
    — Avi Asher-Schapiro, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2026
  • But household name or not, his was one heck of a heyday.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Chris Pratt has been a household name for what feels like a long time.
    — Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Carrey is now a household name.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The Dodgers are a household name in Japan.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The artist Steven Arnold ought to be a household name.
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
  • This mainstay is a household name for a reason.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 28 Apr. 2026
  • For many, Bieber has been a household name ever since the late aughts.
    — Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Tamar Braxton is a household name.
    — Essence, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Now Altman is a household name.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Even as a household name, the artist’s adoption journey wasn’t easy.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 2 July 2026
  • Here’s your chance to buy the car that helped make Tom Cruise a household name.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2024
  • The problem is that the IP is not a household name.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
  • But by that time Sister Jean was a household name.
    — Shannon Ryan, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Guy and Lori's love story outdates his reign as a household name.
    — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
  • On the other hand, Maluma is a household name so voters may choose him.
    — Leila Cobo, Billboard, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Steven Tyler, lead singer of Aerosmith, was a household name then.
    — Vicky Yip, Parents, 1 July 2024
  • Shohei Ohtani has become a household name among baseball fans.
    — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Now, the brand is a household name for gluten-free bakes in the capital region.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Cyrus, 33, has been a household name for nearly 20 years.
    — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Thompson was not a household name before his murder.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Younger consumers lack awareness of the 77-year-old brand that was once a household name.
    — David Goldman, CNN, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Ralph Barbosa may not be a household name in stand-up comedy just yet.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Yet Mamdani is nowhere near the household name that Cuomo is.
    — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 4 June 2025
  • Bring in Mike Elko, who might not be a household name, but was a good fit for the program.
    — Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Walker Jenkins could be the next household name for the Twins.
    — Nick Halter, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Essie is the household name whose nail polish is as long-lasting as its place in the industry.
    — Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 5 Apr. 2026

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