Name
Name adjective - Having a good reputation especially in a field of knowledge.
Usage example: the university's physics department boasts a number of name physicists
Unknown
Unknown adjective - Happening or existing without one's knowledge.
Nearby Words: unknowable, unknowing
Both words in one sentence
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The name of Dante's father, Sparda, has occasionally been used in the context of a family name, but whether it really is is unknown.
Source: Only One Name - Since Mordecai is a rare, but not unknown, first name in the US, the reader will probably assume that is the character's first name.
Source: Last Name Basis / Literature - Midway through the third season, flashbacks confirmed that 'Harold' really is Finch's first name, but his last name remains unknown.
Source: No Name Given / Live-Action TV
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