a relative unknown
Frequency: 6.26.8 per million words
Refers to a person who is not well-known compared to others in their field.
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Examples (10)
- The tournament was surprisingly won by a relative unknown.
- The director took a risk by casting a relative unknown as the lead.
- She was a relative unknown in politics before the election.
- The author was a relative unknown prior to winning the award.
- They hired a relative unknown to manage the high-profile project.
- A relative unknown upset the champion in the first round.
- Despite being a relative unknown, his work shows great promise.
- The gallery decided to feature a relative unknown this month.
- He remained a relative unknown until his breakthrough novel.
- The song was written by a relative unknown from Nashville.