Sentence examples for chiefly famous from inspiring English sources

(At various points in its history, San Samuele was chiefly famous for its prostitutes).

Porto is chiefly famous for the export of the wine named for it, a popular fortified wine usually served after meals.

At last Judge Jeffries, from Inner Temple, chose Middle's candidate; a more gracious judgment than those he is chiefly famous for at the Bloody Assizes.

People who hate Chris Brown – and there are many – might sum him up as the bad boy of R&B, chiefly famous for beating up Rihanna.

C. 1412 Amusco, Spain c. 1490 Toledo, Spain Gómez Manrique, (born c. 1412, Amusco, Castile [now in Spain] died c. 1490, Toledo) soldier, politician, diplomat and poet, chiefly famous as one of the earliest Spanish dramatists whose name is known.

He was a master of stagecraft, a good observer of men and manners, but today perhaps is chiefly famous as the model for the character of Sir Fretful Plagiary in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's play The Critic; or a Tragedy Rehearsed.

Mr. Wittman's book, written with John Shiffman, a reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer, comes at a lively time in the world of art pilfering — a thief made away just last month with a Picasso and four other paintings from a Paris museum — and imparts helpful advice to would-be thieves, chiefly that famous paintings are exceedingly dumb things to steal because they are nearly impossible to sell.

Chiefly notable for – spoilers!

Tangier, Mathias Énard writes in Street of Thieves, is famous "chiefly for the people who leave it".

Mr Duncan is famous chiefly for being the first gay Tory MP to out himself, which made the question acceptable.

After a series of demanding roles, the man once famous chiefly for his seductive Texan drawl and for taking his shirt off now suddenly represents the brave and serious end of showbiz.