Sentence examples for was barely known from inspiring English sources

Although he was ranked by Forbes magazine last year as the world's 94th-richest person, with an empire worth some $9.2 billion, he was barely known outside Germany—and almost as little-known within it.

In four days of spectacular golf, a man whose name was barely known outside Europe dominated a field of the best-known golfers in the world.

She was barely known at the time.

In the United States, however, Mr. Kertesz was barely known.

In the 1970s, oilseed rape was barely known in Britain.

And the writer-director, Australian Ben Lewin, was barely known.

Mr. Fletcher was barely known and poorly financed then.

Indeed, not long ago, GIDS, founded in 1989, was barely known.

The new crown prince was barely known internationally when his father became king in January 2015.

Mr. Roos was barely known in Japan when he arrived in 2009.

At the start of that governor's race, he was barely known to voters.