Known example sentences

Related (12): know, knowledge, familiar, recognized, established, famous, notorious, aware, acquainted, informed, unknown, obscure

"Known" Example Sentences

  1. I've known her since we were kids in primary school.
  2. It's known that coffee can keep you awake at night if you drink it too late.
  3. Nobody knew what would happen next, but deep down we all known the truth.
  4. She's known for being brutally honest, which some people love and others hate.
  5. The risks have been known for years, yet nothing changed.
  6. He's known in the industry as someone who actually delivers on his promises.
  7. I wish I'd known about this job opening before they filled it.
  8. They've known each other for so long that they finish each other's sentences.
  9. It's well known that he cheated on the exam, but nobody reported him.
  10. The side effects are known to occur in about ten percent of patients.
  11. I hadn't known she was struggling until her mom told me.
  12. This restaurant is known for having the best pasta in the entire city.
  13. We've known for months that the company was going under.
  14. She's known to disappear for weeks without telling anyone where she's going.
  15. The dangers of smoking have been known since the 1950s.
  16. I wish I'd known you felt that way before everything fell apart.
  17. He's known as the guy who always shows up late but does amazing work.
  18. It's known among the staff that the boss reads everyone's emails.
  19. They've known about the problem longer than they're admitting.
  20. The cure has been known for decades, but it's too expensive for most people.
  21. I've known better than to trust him since the first time he lied.
  22. She's known to cry at every movie, even the comedies.
  23. The fact that he was lying has been known all along.
  24. It's known that stress makes everything worse, but knowing doesn't help much.
  25. We've known each other for three years and I still don't really know him.
  26. The scandal was known to only a handful of people at first.
  27. I hadn't known how much I needed a break until I finally took one.
  28. He's known for his terrible jokes, but somehow people still laugh.
  29. It's known that the early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
  30. She's known to be difficult, but once you get past that she's actually kind.

Common Phrases

  1. well known
  2. known for
  3. known to
  4. known as
  5. widely known
  6. little known
  7. known fact
  8. known issue
  9. make known
  10. become known
  11. best known
  12. known quantity

Examples by Level

A1
  1. I have known my best friend since we were five years old.
  2. It is known that water is important for your body.
A2
  1. She is known for being very kind to everyone at work.
  2. He had known about the party but decided not to go.
B1
  1. It's known that stress can make you sick, but people still push themselves too hard anyway.
  2. I wish I'd known how much moving would cost before I signed the lease.
B2
  1. The risks have been known for years, yet the company continued operating without making any real changes.
  2. She's known to disappear for weeks without explanation, which drives her family absolutely crazy.
C1
  1. What is less widely known is that the original manuscript contained passages that were deemed too controversial for publication.
  2. The extent to which he had known about the corruption remains a matter of considerable debate among investigators.
C2
  1. It is perhaps less known that the architect's most celebrated work was actually a commission he initially refused, believing it beneath his artistic vision.
  2. She had known, with the kind of certainty that comes only from long experience, that the moment would pass โ€” and that nothing would ever be quite the same afterward.

Examples by Scenario

๐Ÿ  Everyday Life
  1. I've known for weeks that my neighbor's dog barks at three in the morning, but I didn't want to be that person.
  2. She's known to show up late to everything, so we always tell her the party starts an hour earlier than it actually does.
๐Ÿ’ผ Workplace
  1. He's known around the office as the guy who actually reads all his emails, which is apparently unusual.
  2. It's known that the boss checks the security cameras, so people are careful about taking long breaks.
๐Ÿ“Š Business
  1. The company is known for cutting corners on quality, which is finally catching up with them in lawsuits.
  2. It's known in the industry that this supplier delivers late, but their prices are too good to ignore.
๐Ÿ›’ Buying / Shopping
  1. This brand is known for falling apart after a few months, so I'm not paying full price for it.
  2. I've known this store to have amazing sales, but you have to get there early or everything's picked over.
โœˆ๏ธ Travel
  1. That airport is known for being a nightmare during holidays, so we're flying out the day before.
  2. The hotel is known to overbook rooms, so I'm calling ahead to confirm even though I have a reservation.
๐Ÿ“š Education
  1. The teacher is known for giving pop quizzes, so everyone studies every night just in case.
  2. It's known that the hardest class in the program is organic chemistry, and students dread it for years.
โค๏ธ Relationships
  1. I've known him long enough to recognize when he's lying, and he's definitely lying right now.
  2. She's known me since before I became someone I'm actually proud of, which means everything.
๐Ÿ“ฐ News / Politics
  1. It's known that the senator has been taking donations from that corporation, but nobody's willing to investigate.
  2. The scandal was known to insiders for months before the media finally picked it up.
๐Ÿ’ป Technology
  1. That app is known for stealing your data, so I deleted it the day I found out.
  2. The software is known to crash on older computers, which is why the company keeps pushing updates.
๐Ÿ“ Formal Writing
  1. It is known that climate change poses significant risks to coastal infrastructure and agricultural productivity.
  2. The mechanisms by which this phenomenon occurs have been known since the early twentieth century, yet implementation remains inconsistent across jurisdictions.

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