make a name for (oneself)
idiom
: to become well-known or famous
He has made quite a name for himself as a golfer.
She is making a name for herself in the art world.
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That’s what’s pulling him to make a name for himself.
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 20 May 2025
Here, what begins as a thrilling journey of an FBI agent determined to make a name for herself becomes an uneven adventure that can’t quite stay the course.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 May 2025
But the season finale might find Gibbs having misgivings of a different kind, thanks to another familiar face from the NCIS family — agent Lara Macy (Claire Berger), currently still a lowly MP trying to make a name for herself.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Kochan was envious of Boyer, a St. Louis transplant who was boisterous, flirty, and determined to use the class as an opportunity to network and eventually make a name for herself as an actor.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2025
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 20 May 2025
Here, what begins as a thrilling journey of an FBI agent determined to make a name for herself becomes an uneven adventure that can’t quite stay the course.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 May 2025
But the season finale might find Gibbs having misgivings of a different kind, thanks to another familiar face from the NCIS family — agent Lara Macy (Claire Berger), currently still a lowly MP trying to make a name for herself.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Kochan was envious of Boyer, a St. Louis transplant who was boisterous, flirty, and determined to use the class as an opportunity to network and eventually make a name for herself as an actor.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for make a name for (oneself)
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“Make a name for (oneself).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20a%20name%20for%20%28oneself%29. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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