fame

[feɪm]

Definition:
1. Favorable public reputation.
2. The state of being known and talked about by many people.

Use 'fame' in a sentence:

1. The city is famed for its outdoor restaurants.
2. Some people want fame or riches — I just wanted a baby.
3. Many people hunt after fame in their lives but never find it.
4. "Fame, fame, that glittering bauble, it is mine," he cried.
5. She is a woman of ill fame.
6. He was on the cusp between small acting roles and moderate fame.
7. She is hoping her US debut will be the first step on the road to fame and fortune.
8. His main claim to fame is that he went to school with the Prime Minister.
9. One of the penalties of fame is loss of privacy.
10. He is a man of ill fame.
11. She's seeking fame in the world of television.
12. One's fame has spread far and wide.
13. Mao's fame surpassed well beyond the limits of China.
14. After this concert she was firmly on the road to fame and fortune.
15. Fame can be a two-edged sword.
16. His fame spread far and wide.
17. She went to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune.
18. He was in the middle of his tenure as Oxford Professor of Poetry and at the height of his fame.
19. He got a fine fame for being generous with his money to help others.
20. She went to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune .
21. He was dazzled by fame.
22. I don't go after fame or money.
23. For me, fame is like rocket fuel.
24. She's got beauty, wealth, and fame, and we still can't find anyone with a bad word to say about her.
25. The film earned him international fame.
26. Her fame was bought at the expense of her marriage.
27. In 2001, Alden had both fame and wealth.
28. Honda won fame in the 1980s as the little car company that humbled the industry giants.
29. At the height of his fame, his every word was valued.
30. He never reaches after personal fame and gain.
31. He is mad for fame.
32. Daniel Radcliffe roketed to fame in the film Harry Potter.
33. Fame is often simply a matter of being in the right place at the right time.
34. After ten years'hard study noticed by none, his fame fills the land once honours are won.
35. Shelley's fame had spread in the walls of the college.
36. The British are not famed for their philosophy and tend to be more practically minded.
37. The reformer's fame spread all over the country.
38. Fame comes at a price.
39. Nichols was recognized by the Hall of Fame in 1949.
40. He had hankered after fame all his life.
41. Fame hasn't torn her away from her beloved Liverpool.
42. But a hero goes beyond mere fame.
43. Some people hunger for fame and fortune while some others pursue happiness.
44. The city essentially owes its fame and beauty to the Moors who transformed it into the Muslim capital of Spain.
45. He needs no trappings of fame.
46. After ten years' hard study noticed by none, his fame fills the land once honours are won.
47. We shouldn't seek after comfort, personal fame , or gain.
48. His fame as a poet did not come until after his death.
49. Fame can be a shortcut to love and money.
50. His fame spread throughout the country.
51. The book charts her rise to fame as an actress.
52. For him fame does not count for much.
53. Alina Reyes shot to fame a few years ago with her extraordinary first novel.
54. He claims he is not really interested in fame.
55. Vivienne Westwood has scaled the heights of fashion's hall of fame.
56. Fame for them becomes the goal.
57. Her intellect is famed far and wide.
58. Even my love of literary fame, my ruling passion, never soured my temper.
59. Many people are bedazzled by fame.
60. The Shetlands are famed for their colonies of sea birds.
61. The town's only claim to fame is that there was once a riot there.
62. He was willing to sacrifice his happiness on the altar of fame.
63. Fame is a great thirst of the young.
64. Such roles are small beer compared with the fame she once enjoyed.
65. Fame hasn't really changed him.
66. Our monitor gains fame for being generous with his money to help others.
67. Fame brought her nothing but misery.
68. He didn't have any fame, even in his own village.