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Hall of Fame

American  

noun

  1. a national shrine in New York City commemorating the names of outstanding Americans.

  2. a room, building, etc., set aside to honor outstanding individuals in any profession, locality, nation, or the like.

  3. a number of individuals acclaimed as outstanding in a particular profession, field of endeavor, locality, or the like.


Hall of Fame British  

noun

  1. a building containing plaques or busts honouring famous people

  2. a group of famous people

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

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These images are in the Brad and Jen Hall of fame and they were joined last night by one more, taken backstage at the Screen Actors Guild awards, where Aniston and Pitt both won awards.

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2020

Hall of fame offensive lineman Jackie Slater attended last year's alumni weekend when McVay was preparing for his first season.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2018

Moser seized the moment, and produced a call that should be immediately placed in the Hockey Hall of fame regardless of what the Avs do in game six:

From Golf Digest • Apr. 21, 2018

“God I’ll miss Joe Garagiola. Was part of the soul of our show, and told me stories that made me laugh till I cried. Hall of fame person,” tweeted “Today” host Matt Lauer.

From Washington Times • Mar. 23, 2016

Hall of fame reliever Goose Gossage has launched an extraordinary attack on figures across baseball, saying “nerds” have ruined the game and calling the Toronto Blue Jays star Jose Bautista a “joke”.

From The Guardian • Mar. 10, 2016