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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This high-end brand is a subsidiary of GE that gets its claim to fame for merging modern design with high-quality performance. Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2025 Paducah, Kentucky Paducah’s biggest claim to fame is its creativity. Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025 Interestingly, his claim to fame was using a hammer to knock the nose and arm off of Michelangelo's Pietà statue in 1972. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2025 That’s still Yoenis Cespedes’ unique claim to fame. Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024 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 Apr. 2025.

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