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fame - use in sentences
Converse of object
- covet: Let good men, for good deeds, covet good fame, Since place and riches oft are bribes of shame.
- achieve: The Normans achieved great fame for their castle building.
- attain: Some, such as the prophetess Mother Shipton, attained fame long after her life ended.
- gain: Scottish beef and lamb have also gained fame throughout the world.
- earn: The Legend Hardwar has earned fame for being the place blessed by the trinity of Lord Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma.
- acquire: I'll not utter a name, in case my complaint advantages you, and you acquire fame through my verse.
Preposition: as
- namesake: The Far Corner is center stage A marriage made in Hampden Meet the plain Bobby Robson Claims to fame as Quakers namesakes.. .
- writer: Despite his extremely humble origins, he educated himself and achieved considerable local fame as a writer.
Adjective modifier
- new-found: Her new-found fame confused her at first, " I never realized how many people were watching.
- world-wide: Of course, the room had a World-wide fame, no visit to Chester being complete without a look at the ' Kitchen ' .
- lasting: He became a deacon and eventually a bishop, but his lasting fame occurred when he went to Ireland.
- instant: Now his taste of instant fame could backfire on the entire genre of reality TV.
- worldwide: In more recent times it has found worldwide fame for its whiskey.
- enduring: The enduring fame rests on The Diary of a Young Girl ( sometimes called The Diary of Anne Frank ).
Modifies a noun
- spread: His fame spread and soon everyone in Yorkshire knew him.
Noun used with modifier
- TV: Yet the guests are thrilled to be on the show, catapulted briefly from obscurity to TV fame.
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