How to Use renown in a Sentence

renown

noun
  • He achieved great renown for his discoveries.
  • Her photographs have earned her international renown.
  • Actors who’ve achieved renown can grow leery of taking on a new play.
    — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2023
  • There were very old trees on the grounds, and benches designed by artists of some renown.
    — Marie Ndiaye, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Schwartz was a middle-distance runner of some renown in his youth.
    — Llewellyn King, Forbes, 1 May 2022
  • Her work earned her renown in a field that was—and still is—dominated by men.
    — Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Some athletes have already begun making plans to cash in on their renown.
    — New York Times, 28 June 2021
  • In old Batumi, the main streets lead to the port — hence its renown as a city that looks at the sea.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 15 May 2022
  • In the past year, as his renown has increased, Dylan has become more elusive.
    — Mick Stevens, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Pesce’s renown continued to grow in the States, as did his commissions.
    — Matthew Schneier, Curbed, 14 Sep. 2021
  • The 1957 post-and-beam house was out of the ordinary, even in an era renown for breaking the rules.
    — oregonlive, 19 Sep. 2021
  • As Nesbit’s wealth and literary celebrity grew, so did the Blands’ renown as hosts.
    — Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2022
  • With diverse food that is world renown this can be an excellent spot for both vegetarians and meat eaters.
    — Quora, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Choral music remains one of the most moving and timeless performances with global renown.
    — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
  • That’s a worthy theme, especially with regard to a star whose renown has receded.
    — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Fosdick had acquired renown as the author of a series of devotional books on prayer, faith, and service.
    — Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
  • The band shot to national renown after playing their first show at the Windmill pub in Brixton.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Now in the mid-2020s, the pop remix album is not a stopgap or trinket but a steppingstone to wider renown.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 4 May 2026
  • As a young man with an ambition to achieve public renown, Washington’s height and athleticism marked him.
    — Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2021
  • Some people achieve a quiet renown by giving their names to innovations that improve the quality of our lives.
    — Gregg Opelka, WSJ, 18 July 2022
  • This is a screenshot from Blade Buster, a circa-2010 homebrew title of some small renown.
    — Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Jeff Bird gained some renown last March when Thompson acknowledged him in a news conference.
    — Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Jan. 2022
  • Her daughter, Susan Kikuchi, won renown of her own as a Graham dancer and revivalist.
    — William McDonald, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Acts like Clipse and Young Jeezy took off on the site, and their careers rocketed to national renown.
    — August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Yet even as her renown has grown, the storm over The Dinner Party has tended to obscure her other work.
    — Jo Livingstone, The New Republic, 17 Sep. 2021
  • There are a lot of reasons for this dynastic recent past, of course, and for the Chiefs’ increasingly world-wide renown.
    — Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The 29-year-old’s renown only seems to grow bigger and brighter as his albums continue to expand into new zones of rhythm and rhyme.
    — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The people of Chad renown chébé powder as a gift from God that blesses femininity through the growth of long hair.
    — Essence, 23 Nov. 2025
  • Among the dignitaries on hand was perhaps the only other athlete whose renown spanned the globe — Muhammad Ali.
    — Tim Booth, ajc, 7 June 2023
  • For its part, Rolls-Royce won’t divulge who commissioned the car, but did say that the drop-top’s owner is a person of at least some renown.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 June 2021

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