In a sentence
Six example sentences with notoriety, each labelled with its topic.
The band gained notoriety after walking off stage midway through three consecutive festivals, and promoters stopped returning calls.
Music
Years of missed refunds earned the retailer enough notoriety that customers now check reviews before entering any store.
Business
That mountain pass carries a certain notoriety among drivers, since three buses have slid off it since spring.
Travel
The fund earned lasting notoriety by losing half its value in a week and blaming the weather in its letter.
Finance
His notoriety for rage quitting followed him across three servers, and lobbies emptied whenever his name appeared.
Gaming
The forward's notoriety for flopping grew so large that referees stopped calling fouls even when he was really hit.
Basketball
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