How to use "notoriety" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "notoriety" in popular movie and book plots

  • Public notoriety is exactly what Benny Rice does not want.  - Flight from Rebirth
  • Dave returns to crime-fighting and gains notoriety after intervening in a gang attack.  - Kick-Ass (film)
  • Mark Fuhrman, a former Los Angeles Police Department detective who gained notoriety during theJ.  - Murder in Greenwich (film)
  • His one ambition in life is to gain enough notoriety to be on TV news and to be thrown into Madras Jail.  - Paruthiveeran
  • " and drive off laughing, Stephanie having gained notoriety as being the Ski-Mom.  - Stephanie Daley
  • Stanfield's soldier Chris Partlow remarks that the notoriety will be good for them.  - Mission Accomplished (The Wire)
  • He is living happily, if not humbly, in Arizona, trying to avoid the notoriety he gained during the events in Point of Impact.  - Black Light (novel)
  • After much turmoil, Walker kills Sam and in retaliation, Kate kills the local sheriff and gains notoriety as a robber.  - Holes (film)
  • Meanwhile, Oleg is jealous of the notoriety that Emil is receiving.  - 15 Minutes
  • She advises Cliff to exploit his notoriety for personal gain.  - S.F.W.
  • Two strangers seeking notoriety try to ambush him as he sleeps, but Books kills them.  - The Shootist
  • Millions of TV viewers witness the accident, and Patrick achieves instant notoriety as "the lion guy".  - The Fourth Hand
  • At school the next day, news of the fight spreads around school and the group’s notoriety increases.  - Better Luck Tomorrow
  • Blue Duck goes East and acquires wealth and notoriety as the leader of a gang of bandits.  - Comanche Moon
  • She hears Charlotte's dresser Nellie Goode boasting about the notoriety in a bar.  - Stage Fright (1950 film)
  • The village has notoriety for its magical water, as well as being a ground for darkness and demons.  - Incubus (1966 film)

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