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

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

  • They dub the lions "the Ghost" and "the Darkness" because of their notorious methods of attack.  - The Ghost and the Darkness
  • The Marquis, now notorious for brutally quelling an uprising in Rennes, is lying low in Nantes.  - Scaramouche (novel)
  • Ox decides that Moon Boy is named after the Rabbit in the Moon, a notorious pervert.  - The Story of the Stone (Barry Hughart)
  • Upon his return, Daniel is arrested by the notorious judge George Jeffreys, and later imprisoned in the Tower of London.  - Quicksilver (novel)
  • Jimmy Tong (Jackie Chan) is a taxi driver notorious for his speed and ability to get his customers anywhere in the least amount of time.  - The Tuxedo
  • Hassan, one of the notable characters of the book and "a notorious liquefactionist", is throwing a violent orgy.  - Naked Lunch
  • Instead, Caligula marries Caesonia, a priestess and notorious courtesan after she bears him an heir.  - Caligula (film)
  • Lee Ermey) has apprehended a gang of outlaws and its leader, the notorious John Bly.  - The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
  • The Greek tragedian Euripides is notorious for using this plot device as a means to resolve a hopeless situation.  - Plot device
  • Shields is the son of a notorious former studio head who had been dumped by the industry.  - The Bad and the Beautiful
  • In his youth, Munny was a bandit, notorious for being a cold-blooded murderer.  - Unforgiven
  • Shaughnessy is notorious for having people killed when they refuse to sell.  - McCabe & Mrs. Miller
  • Nearly everyone is captivated by Queenie, particularly notorious playboy Jacques "Jock" Warriner (Kenneth Thomson).  - The Broadway Melody
  • Vader summons bounty hunters, including the notorious Boba Fett, to assist in finding the Falcon.  - The Empire Strikes Back
  • He owns the Paradise Club on Pacific Street in the notorious Barbary Coast.  - San Francisco (1936 film)
  • Village legend tells of the notorious Colonel John "Blackbeard" Mohune who is buried in the family crypt under the church.  - Moonfleet

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