Hall of Fame
Americannoun
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a national shrine in New York City commemorating the names of outstanding Americans.
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a room, building, etc., set aside to honor outstanding individuals in any profession, locality, nation, or the like.
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a number of individuals acclaimed as outstanding in a particular profession, field of endeavor, locality, or the like.
noun
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a building containing plaques or busts honouring famous people
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a group of famous people
Example Sentences
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Other rooms downstairs include the B-Movie Bathroom, ’Naynay’s Kitchen of Progress and the ’80s & ’90s Food Culture Hall of Fame dining room, which is illuminated by a Pizza Hut pendant.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
Vlade Divac was traded by West to secure the rights to Bryant, but he selected West to introduce him at his Hall of Fame induction.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Dad rocker Phil Collins and reformed Britpop princes Oasis led the 2026 class of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees who were announced on live US television on Monday.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
"Induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is music's highest honor," said the organization's chairman John Sykes.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
She drives over to the campus gym, and I follow her inside the building and down a hallway lined with plaques that list members of the Hempstead College Athletics Hall of Fame.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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