on the map

phrase

: in a position of prominence or fame

… had put the fledgling university on the map.

—Lon Tinkle

Examples of on the map in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The backstory Opened in 1996 as SoHo’s first luxury boutique hotel, Soho Grand helped put its namesake neighborhood on the map among the aesthetes and style-inclined. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2026

He is credited with putting the festival on the map as an A-list event, bringing East and West filmmakers together against the backdrop of the Cold War as well as spearheading the growth of the European Film Market with Beki Probst. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 7 July 2026

End your visit at Kindred, the restaurant most often credited with putting Davidson on the map as a culinary hot spot. — Brennan Long, Southern Living, 7 July 2026

Continuing west, the train tracks today follow the same path as the original South Florida Railway, which ignited the first population boom and put the city on the map. — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026

Rhymes for on the map

• handicap
• overlap
• thunderclap
• wiretap
• app
• cap
• chap
• clap
• crap
• flap
• frap
• gap