Sentence examples for renown over from inspiring English sources

Despite her gender, she achieved renown over the years and was considered as savvy as any businessman in Maryland.

With his primary modes of address now established -- works on paper, structures and wall drawings -- Mr. LeWitt gained increasing renown over the next decade.

Among the actors and directors who have achieved international renown over the years are Mack Sennett, Norman Jewison, Ted Kotcheff, Jim Carrey, Mike Myers, Atom Egoyan, David Cronenberg, and Denys Arcand.

Andrew Jackson won renown for his victory over the British in the Battle of New Orleans.

Malaysian billionaire Quek Leng Chan is no stranger to the gambling halls of Britain and over many years has earned renown as one of the casino world's most fearless "whales" – the industry term for super-high-rollers.

Taking part in the effort have been hundreds of wetsuit-clad volunteers — teachers, students, restaurant workers, tourists, even the Olympic gold medalist swimmer Steve Lundquist and the film producer Jon Landau, of "Titanic" and "Avatar" renown — who have shown up night and day over the past month to cradle the 1,000-pound 1,000-poundhe whales

The Clarion-Ledger article was written by Jerry Mitchell, who over the past twenty years has won renown (and a MacArthur Fellowship) for stories that brought to justice civil-rights-era criminals like Byron de la Beckwith, the murderer of Medgar Evers.

For over ten years AussieBum has been internationally renown for its fun, playful designs in both underwear and swimwear.