Sentences with phrase «never be a household name»

There's also no guarantee the game will be profitable here as Dragon Quest has never been a household name in the U.S. like Square Enix's other big RPG series, Final Fantasy.

OnePlus will probably never be a household name in the United States or in most other major markets.

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We never go into the red, if it wasn't for going into the red Manu would not have become the household name they are now.

This is the boogeyman whose very name is never mentioned in wizarding households for fear of conjuring him or his followers.

What You Need To Know: Lake Bell is another of those actresses who's consistently been cropping up in high - profile film and TV roles that somehow, despite her being beautiful, funny and immensely talented, have never quite led to her becoming a household name.

Tellingly, the closest thing that 2012 has to a Linda Lovelace is adult performer - turned - actress Sasha Grey (who, incidentally, is featured in Matthew Wilder's Inferno)-- and though Grey seems to have no love for the industry that made her a household name, she's never once described her former work environment in anything but the most professional terms.

Though Rodney Dangerfield lived to be 82 and had long been a household name for his comedy skills, he never made a lot of movies.

A household name, the character of Bond has enough cultural heft and influence that he warrants interpretations from independent sources besides, and given that Sean Connery was lured out of a twelve - year retirement from the character — hence the title, Never Say Never Again — as well as the room for improvement left by the original Thunderball, the film had the potential to be more than just a cynical cash - in.

It has never really been a household name because its normally found in Spain.

He was never a household name because he never had a single season with mind - blowing numbers.

This is one of the reasons why smaller mutual funds you've never heard of before are selected, and perform better than household name brands.

She really is a standout heroine and it's a shame that she never became a household name.

As a result, his work was not widely exhibited in the U.S. and he never became a household name.

Although Black Mountain College, the legendary postwar incubator for the avant - garde, launched the careers of many twentieth - century luminaries who would eventually enjoy international renown, the sculptor Ruth Asawa (1926 - 2013) never quite became a household name — instead, her oeuvre has so habitually been relegated to the household.

But he was never a star or a household name.

Having had little financial success himself until he was nearly 45, McCarthy identified with many artists who had been highly influential in the California scene of the 1960s and»70s but had never become household names.

If a low price comes back from a company you've never heard of, you're less inclined to sign on right then and there than you would be if it were from a household name, a national company with a good reputation that could compare with any other.