Hall of Fame

noun phrase

1
: a structure housing memorials to famous or illustrious individuals usually chosen by a group of electors
2
: a group of individuals in a particular category (such as a sport) who have been selected as particularly illustrious
Hall of Famer noun phrase

Examples of Hall of Fame in a Sentence

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Lodge is the fourth major member of the Moody Blues to die in recent years, all of whom died following the band’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction in 2018: Founding drummer Graeme Edge died in 2021, original vocalist Denny Laine died in 2023, and founding keyboardist Mike Pinder died in 2024. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025 Two years later it was voted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Paul Grein, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025 The band continued to take the stage until 2018 — the same year they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025 In 2017, she was inducted in the Loyola Athletics Hall of Fame. Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Hall of Fame

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1853, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Hall of Fame was circa 1853

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“Hall of Fame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hall%20of%20Fame. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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