claim to fame

noun phrase

: something that someone or something is famous for or that makes someone or something important or interesting

His claim to fame is the invention of the stapler.

The restaurant's claim to fame is its barbecue sauce.

Examples of claim to fame in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Visit The Caladium Festival The most popular event in Lake Placid, the Caladium Festival, held every year on the last weekend in July, celebrates this city’s claim to fame as Caladium Capital of the World. —Rebecca Deurlein, Southern Living, 22 July 2025

Now, among its ancient rock formations, folklore, and fairy pools, Skye has a new claim to fame: food. —Sarah Wood González, Vogue, 11 June 2025

Spain’s claim to fame is the 100% Iberian Pata Negra (black paw) breed, generally considered the world’s best. —Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025

Watching Vance in particular, a guy whose claim to fame is writing a bestselling book about the importance of nation-building at home versus overseas, try on these different justifications for a new war is really something. —Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025

Rhymes for claim to fame

• aspartame
• counterclaim
• overcame
• underframe
• username
• acclaim
• aflame
• airframe
• ballgame
• became
• declaim
• defame