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Examples of fame in a Sentence
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.
Recent Examples of fame from the Web
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Another who stood trial with Simpson was convicted and served 27 months before the Nevada Supreme Court ruled that Simpson's fame tainted the jury.
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Fame made him run away; celebrity, despite the Shrimpton blip, appalled him.
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Mr. Russo and Mr. Francesa recall their heady rise to fame and some of the tensions and missteps during their 19 years together.
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My 15 minutes of fame was the opportunity to ‘sing’ live with the three ‘
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Despite the dinosaur’s relative fame, though, its scientific backstory is a little bit tangled.
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Internet darling Benedict Cumberbatch rose to fame playing the eccentric eponymous detective on Sherlock.
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Torres-Orejuela is not the first to put a sexual spin on the fidget spinner's never-ending 15 minutes of fame.
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Gilinsky and Beer, now 20 and 18, respectively, both made their fame through social media, with Beer's early musical covers getting a boost from Justin Bieber.
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Origin and Etymology of fame
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin fama report, fame; akin to Latin fari to speak — more at ban
Recent Examples of fame from the Web
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Trying to weave a fairy tale life from a horror story reality, Vieux-Chauvet’s heroine, Minette, rides her beauty and talent out of poverty in late-18th-century Port-au-Prince to fame onstage as a singer.
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First Known Use of fame
14th century
FAME Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of fame for English Language Learners
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: the condition of being known or recognized by many people
FAME Defined for Kids
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: the fact or condition of being known or recognized by many people
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