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

In the years after Jon made back-to-back headlines with cheating rumors, the divorce, and the custody battle, his love life and relationship with his children continued to be his claim to fame. — Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026

Plums Plums get their antioxidant claim to fame from anthocyanin, which gives them their deep purple color. — Vanessa Caceres, Verywell Health, 15 Oct. 2026

Its claim to fame is its speakers, which make the Soundcore name particularly apt. — M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2026

Coover’s main claim to fame in the cattle business is having pioneered cloning. — Kyle Paoletta, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for claim to fame

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