Moebius won a still dubious fame by his pamphlet "On the Physiological Idiocy of Women" (Halle: Marhold 1900).

In 1688, the town achieved dubious fame by being the scene of Hesse's last witch burnings.

Mr. Hopen gained dubious fame with Orleans, a band that embodied middle-of-the-road mediocrity.

He was the innocent victim of a twisted person seeking dubious fame through the repetition of a previous murder--or murders, as the case happens to be here.

Over-the-Rhine is accorded 15 minutes of dubious fame in the drug-drenched movie "Traffic," where it is put forward as the ultimate in urban squalor.

The novel is set in the city of Turin, and deals with the investigation of commissioner Santamaria about the murder of an architect of dubious fame, Garrone.

Soon she's red-hot with book deals, endorsements, panting agents, TV offers and the usual remora of dubious fame.

He has the dubious fame of being the first person to die in a railway accident in Bohemia.

Alberto also seems to be addicted to the dubious fame of being a wanted serial killer, as he appears proud of his actions to the police in his confession.

It took nearly a year for the news of Eddie Lee Sexton's dubious fame to reach the hollows and bottoms of his Logan County birthplace.