Sentence examples for Gained fame for from inspiring English sources

(Putnam gained fame for his lament, in "Bowling Alone," about the seeming decline of civic engagement).

Becoming a state institution, it gained fame for its instruction in law.

Eisenhower, after all, gained fame for directing the allied victory in the European theater.

Villegas also gained fame for two late-season victories in 2008.

Michael Winston, who gained fame for exposing Countrywide Financial's mortgage policies, spent years battling lawsuits.

Kulash was keenly interested, especially since OK Go's unique, one-take music videos have gained fame for incorporating engineering elements.

Mr. Baccales, however, gained fame for being able to adjust his set shot to the prevailing wind.

He gained fame for a series of operations separating conjoined twins, long and risky procedures that did not always succeed.

A highly skilled copyist, Bales gained fame for his microscopic writing, producing a Bible about the size of a walnut.

Badreddine gained fame for developing a sophisticated technique for using gas to increase the power of plastic explosives.

In the last several years, Mr. Barbour gained fame for representing the "big five" tobacco companies before Congress.