How to Use Hall of Fame in a Sentence

Hall of Fame

noun phrase
  • Carew doesn’t even have the Angels on his Hall of Fame plaque.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
  • To which the Hall of Fame athlete could be heard mm-humming in agreement.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Look at how many years they were denied the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2025
  • Make that the newest Cleveland Brown to make the Hall of Fame.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 27 Aug. 2023
  • The iconic two-sport athlete got his place in the Royals Hall of Fame.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2024
  • Hall of Fame jockey Steve Cauthen is 66.
    — Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • Hall of Fame jockey Steve Cauthen is 66.
    — ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The idea came to them early in their rehearsals for the Hall of Fame in 2014.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Hall of Fame on three different occasions.
    — The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The ceiling could be Demarcus Ware, who is in the Hall of Fame.
    — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The winners were determined by a vote of the Hall of Fame’s board of directors.
    — Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The future Hall of Fame quarterback joined the Jets ahead of last season.
    — Vincent Frank, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Who has been crowned the winner and entered into the Drag Race Hall of Fame?
    — Kaylee Remington, cleveland, 21 July 2023
  • In a battle of Hall of Fame goaltenders, Sergei Bobrovsky had the last laugh.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
  • This is no way for Sidney Crosby to play out the final years of his Hall of Fame career.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
  • So my real job is to be the most inclusive museum, not to be the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
    — Ben Trivett, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2023
  • She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.
    — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Michael was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2023.
    — Andrea Salcedo, Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Hall of Fame racing driver and team owner Bobby Rahal is 73.
    — Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Hall of Fame quarterback John Unitas, arguably the best ever at his position, dropped back to pass.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 6 Jan. 2026
  • One of my recent rants has been noting the trend of strong defense and non-Hall of Fame quarterbacks among recent Super Bowl teams.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2026
  • There are 50 Hall of Fame voters, each of whom casts three votes among the five candidates; a candidate must receive at least 40 votes to gain entry.
    — Chad Graff, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Individual entities had their own Halls of Fame or groups of immortals, but there was nothing representing the region as a whole.
    — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The Penguins have a beautiful Hall of Fame exhibit on the main concourse, and the ownership put a considerable amount of money into it.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Hall of Fame broadcaster Jim Palmer openly questioned on-air if the Orioles, amid a four-game losing streak, should be trying to teach a lesson to one of their best hitters.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 18 June 2026
  • Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady, now a broadcaster on Fox, became a 5% stakeholder in 2024.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 19 May 2026
  • Ross started this new era correctly by seeking an outside voice — Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman — for the general manager and head coach hiring committees.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The Super Bowl had good news for the Miami Dolphins — this was the second consecutive season that a non-Hall of Fame quarterback won the title.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Palmer and fellow former Oriole Ben McDonald are the main color commentators.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Hall of Fame return man Devin Hester became the only player to take the Super Bowl’s opening kickoff back for a touchdown while with the Chicago Bears.
    — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026

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