Sentence examples for she was famed from inspiring English sources

She was famed as a poet, a leader of fashion and a political operator.

According to some authors, she was famed for her fighting skills.

(He once told me how much he adored Colette, who, even if she was famed for her empathetic communion with animals, never hesitated to swat an insect whose buzzing disturbed her concentration).

Some actors would have balked at becoming a granny specialist at around 60 but Smith had always had a talent for aging up: she recalled that, even as a nine-year-old in amateur dramatics, she was famed for taking old lady roles.

Instead of the ugly aesthetic for which she is famed, these clothes were weirdly beautiful.

She is famed for her protean screen quality and sharp intelligence, though also for her bizarre, bag-lady appearance and tendency to throw distress flares at photographers.

What they didn't focus on enough, it seems, is that while Alamuddin might not have starred in lots of films or frequently taken turns on the red carpet, she is famed for being one of the world's top human rights lawyers.

Adieu! the fancy cannot cheat so well As she is famed to do, deceiving elf.

Referred to as the "songbird supreme" by the Guinness World Records, she is famed for her five-octave vocal range, power, melismatic style and signature use of the whistle register.

Taylor was famed for her appetite.

It was famed for its elegance and its house guests.