Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with fame in American Collocation
fame
noun
uncountable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
where someone is famous
Knock is only a small town, but it gained international fame when an apparition of the Virgin Mary turned it into a place of pilgrimage.
a lot of fame
This performance earned him great fame.
coming immediately
This is the age of reality TV when kids want instant fame.
coming recently
He new-found fame was difficult to deal with at first.
continuing for a long time
Owen achieved lasting fame with his war poetry.
achieve fame
Some people will do anything to achieve fame and celebrity.
Perhaps his best claim to fame was as the writer of the soul classic ‘Go Now’ in 1964.
achieve fame quickly
The actress shot to fame after appearing in several cult classics.
try to be famous
He was just sixteen when he travelled to London to seek fame as an actor.
bring someone fame
Her Oscar-winning performance in the film ‘A Love Story’ brought her international fame.
His fame rests on his reputation as a poet and landscape gardener.