How to Use fame in a Sentence

fame

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• He died at the height of his fame.
• The book tells the story of her sudden rise to fame.
• He gained fame as an actor.
• She went to Hollywood seeking fame and fortune.
• At the time of his death, Shakur was at the height of his fame.
  — Stephanie Fasano, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2023
• In 1966, Jimmy Wales of Huntsville and of Wikipedia fame.
  — Ike Morgan | [e-mail], al, 7 Aug. 2023
• For the front man of the 1975, fame is its own kind of performance.
  — Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2023
• The song's lyrics seem to mirror The Idol's theme of fame and its downsides.
  — Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
• Why are so many of us addicted to even the idea of fame?
  — Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023
• Diddy rose to fame in the ‘90s with his record label Bad Boy Records.
  — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2024
• Miller’s draft pick is another step in a quick rise to fame.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 22 June 2023
• Beenie Man is a cultural icon who rose to fame in the ’90s.
  — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 17 Aug. 2023
• Why not fess up, take the witness stand, hire Pauline to defend her, and reap the fame that ensues?
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2023
• The record changed his life, catapulting the star to new levels of fame.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2024
• Eastwood very quickly rose to fame after doing The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
  — Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 31 Dec. 2023
• Roundtree’s journey to fame began in New Rochelle, New York, where he was born.
  — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 25 Oct. 2023
• Oates rose to fame as the guitarist and background vocalist in pop-rock duo Hall & Oates in the 1970s.
  — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 14 Dec. 2023
• Porzingis rose to fame with the Knicks before an uneven stretch with the Mavericks.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2023
• Suits — which shot Meghan Markle to fame — is setting new streaming records.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 28 July 2023
• Manziel recounts what happened behind the scenes amid his rapid rise to fame.
  — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 18 July 2023
• Nicolas Cage is grappling with a whole new side of fame in Dream Scenario.
  — Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
• Crossroads is a portrait of a young star suspicious of the temptations of wealth and fame.
  — Al Shipley, SPIN, 14 Feb. 2024
• But Mike has never been somebody who is just chasing fame or money or the next big hit.
  — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
• But even someone of Danna’s pedigree couldn’t avoid the strings that are often attached to fame.
  — Lucas Villa, Allure, 12 Apr. 2024
• But Janssen insists his romance with Bellino is not about fame.
  — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
• Chrissy Teigen seemed to be a fast processor, fast as the internet, fast as her fame.
  — Claudia Dey, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2023
• The desire for fame, the desire for glory, for money, is overwhelming in both cities.
  — Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Dec. 2023
• Mae’s desire is not fame or love, but self-reinvention.
  — Rachel Connolly, The New Republic, 12 Sep. 2023
• Yet, for all of Boney M’s fame, Farian never appeared on the covers of any of its albums.
  — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 23 Jan. 2024
• And the people and events involved shine a light on some of the complexities of class around the world — and the blinding allure of social media fame and wealth.
  — Marc Wortman, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2023

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fame

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• At the same time, his dad rose to fame in the business.
  — Toby Grey, BGR, 16 Sep. 2022
• Joanna rose to fame in the opera world and as a concert performer in the 1960s.
  — Elise Brisco, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2022
• It is famed for a love of singing and a passion for rugby.
  — Stephen Castle, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2024
• Williams first rose to fame in the late 1990s as part of the hip-hop production duo The Neptunes.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 15 Feb. 2023
• But really, the era of chef rock stars who rose to fame in the 2000s was already over.
  — Serena Dai, Bon Appétit, 21 July 2022
• Last night while dancing in the DJ booth, Moss called to mind the carefree London girl who rose to fame in the ’90s.
  — Alice Newbold, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2022
• The rapper discovered hip-hop in his early years and rose to fame in the '90s.
  — Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 18 Dec. 2022
• Dre rose to fame as part of the iconic rap group N.W.A. but left in 1991 to become a solo artist.
  — Shafiq Najib, Peoplemag, 20 Aug. 2022
• It too is famed for its Venetian harbor and quaint old town.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2024
• The singer rose to fame in 2017 when he was featured on Tyler, the Creator’s album Flower Boy.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2022
• This is, once again, a celebrity who rose to fame as a meme, wearing a cow costume with french fries in her nose.
  — Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Oct. 2022
• Beck is a rock guitarist who rose to fame in the 1960s with the Yardbirds and later gained acclaim as a solo artist.
  — Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Sep. 2022
• Onwuachi rose to fame via an appearance on Top Chef in 2015.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2022
• Founded in the 8th century B.C.E., the city is famed for its temples, which remain — in ruins — in the waters of the Mediterranean.
  — Joshua Learn, Discover Magazine, 2 Nov. 2023
• But that dissonance is just the thing that skyrocketed Tanya Tucker to fame in the 1970s.
  — Natalia Winkelman, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Oct. 2022
• The medieval town is famed for narrow cobblestone roads and the bridges that crisscross the rivers surrounding it.
  — Isis Briones, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2023
• Beyond Cheese and Dairy Wisconsin is famed for its dairy—think cheese curds, custard, and dairy cows!
  — Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
• Tunde Oyeneyin rose to fame as a beloved Peloton instructor, but her inspiring book isn't just about life on the bike.
  — Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day, 6 Oct. 2022
• Taking the bronze medal is Zion National Park in Utah, rightly famed for its huge skies and sandstone cliffs of cream, pink and red.
  — Duncan Madden, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
• The Ernst Busch Academy, by contrast, was famed for the strictness of its instruction.
  — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
• Combs is just the second recipient of the lifetime achievement award who rose to fame as a rapper.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 13 June 2022
• Casper rose to fame as one of the '90s heartthrobs after his work on Starship Troopers and has worked steadily since, mainly on TV.
  — Giovana Gelhoren, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2022
• Da Peng, famed for his TV comedy as well as his movies, arrived in Shanghai with a double bill of his own.
  — Mathew Scott, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2023
• Most of the shorts in the set are by celebrated directors working in styles different from the ones for which they’re famed.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2023
• The building is heavily famed in steel and concrete, with a six-foot-thick ceiling, Olson said.
  — Lawrence Specker | , al, 10 May 2023
• How did Wang become a literary icon in a country famed for its constraint?
  — Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
• Coutts, the three-century-old private bank, is famed for banking the late Queen Elizabeth II.
  — WSJ, 27 July 2023
• What was your relationship to fame throughout all this?
  — Gabriel Szatan, Billboard, 22 Nov. 2022
• The Gosselin family initially rose to fame on Jon & Kate Plus 8.
  — Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com, 11 May 2022
• The 26-year-old rose to fame acting in Disney franchises like Liv and Maddie and Descendants.
  — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 2 June 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024