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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Mindy Kaling and Jennifer Lawrence also recently laced up shoes from the brand, so it’s got more than just one claim to fame.
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Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
An appearance on the big screen is far from St. Michaels’ only claim to fame, though.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2025
Its main claim to fame is that the model was built with chips less powerful than those U.S. AI firms use and could have cost less than 10% of Meta’s Llama, according to estimates by Jefferies analysts.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
What Tupelo doesn’t feel is rock and roll, which is ironic, given its claim to fame as Elvis Presley’s birthplace, its own stop on the Blues Trail.
—Emma John, AFAR Media, 7 Jan. 2025
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Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
An appearance on the big screen is far from St. Michaels’ only claim to fame, though.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2025
Its main claim to fame is that the model was built with chips less powerful than those U.S. AI firms use and could have cost less than 10% of Meta’s Llama, according to estimates by Jefferies analysts.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
What Tupelo doesn’t feel is rock and roll, which is ironic, given its claim to fame as Elvis Presley’s birthplace, its own stop on the Blues Trail.
—Emma John, AFAR Media, 7 Jan. 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 4 Mar. 2025.
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