household name
household word
a person or thing that is very well known
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How to use household name in a sentence
Malcolm Tucker, a foul-mouthed political advisor, was the role that turned Capaldi into a household name in Britain.
Doctor Who: It’s Time For a Black, Asian, or Woman Doctor | Nico Hines | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTKallai is not quite a household name, but he is well-known among trendy Tel Avivians and gays.
Trans in the Holy Land: ‘Marzipan Flowers,’ Tal Kallai, and the Shattering of Israel’s LGBT Taboos | Itay Hod | November 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“I may be jumping the gun a little bit for this Halloween,” Stinnett conceded, considering Paul is not yet quite a household name.
Monica Lewinsky became a household name in 1998, well over a decade before the first SlutWalks began.
How her pricey taste—and circumstances—have kept her from becoming a household name.
Why You’ve Never Heard of the World’s Best-Dressed Royal | Keli Goff | April 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Dolly's little girl was called Annette Dorothea; but her household name was Annie.
A Little Girl of Long Ago | Amanda Millie DouglasThe soft household name sounded yet softer in the Andalusian accents.
From the Car Behind | Eleanor M. IngramWillie Bailie was a household name about a hundred years ago, in the upper parts of Clydesdale.
A letter that neither reproached nor questioned, its message was given with all tenderness of phrase and household name.
The Game and the Candle | Eleanor M. IngramTo everybody who knows English literature Brantwood is a household name.
Literary Celebrities of the English Lake-District | Frederick Sessions
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