Hall of Fame
noun phrase
1
: a structure housing memorials to famous or illustrious individuals usually chosen by a group of electors
2
: a group of individuals in a particular category (such as a sport) who have been selected as particularly illustrious
Examples of Hall of Fame in a Sentence
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Country Music Hall of Fame member Randy Travis is releasing his first new song in over a decade this week.
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Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2024
The winningest head coach in the history of Missouri Tigers basketball — already a member of the College Basketball Hall of Fame — on Wednesday joined the Show Me State’s own shrine to greatness.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
In April, Osbourne was announced as one of several Class of 2024 inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, this time as a solo artist as opposed to his 2006 induction as part of Black Sabbath.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 May 2024
Cher is set to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for her contributions to music this year.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2019 with The Cure.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2024
He was also inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame in Nashville in 2008.
—Bill Friskics-Warren, New York Times, 1 May 2024
Rebel-Rouser sound:How an Arizona legend paved his way to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with a junkyard find
Reach the reporter at ed.masley@arizonarepublic.com or 602-444-4495.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2024
He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 29 Apr. 2024
Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2024
The winningest head coach in the history of Missouri Tigers basketball — already a member of the College Basketball Hall of Fame — on Wednesday joined the Show Me State’s own shrine to greatness.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
In April, Osbourne was announced as one of several Class of 2024 inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, this time as a solo artist as opposed to his 2006 induction as part of Black Sabbath.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 May 2024
Cher is set to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for her contributions to music this year.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2019 with The Cure.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2024
He was also inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame in Nashville in 2008.
—Bill Friskics-Warren, New York Times, 1 May 2024
Rebel-Rouser sound:How an Arizona legend paved his way to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with a junkyard find
Reach the reporter at ed.masley@arizonarepublic.com or 602-444-4495.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2024
He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 29 Apr. 2024
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“Hall of Fame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hall%20of%20Fame. Accessed 7 May. 2024.
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