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.
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Its claim to fame: Every drink on its menu can come as alcoholic or NA.
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Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Many who make their way this far north are in search of the road’s claim to fame—the 300-foot-deep ice field that's predicted to melt away within the next 40 to 60 years.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
Hunter's claim to fame as the Browns' last All-Star Game representative came during his first year in the big leagues.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
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
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Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Many who make their way this far north are in search of the road’s claim to fame—the 300-foot-deep ice field that's predicted to melt away within the next 40 to 60 years.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
Hunter's claim to fame as the Browns' last All-Star Game representative came during his first year in the big leagues.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for claim to fame
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“Claim to fame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/claim%20to%20fame. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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