The phrase "gained a status" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to any achievement, for example: After years of working hard, she gained a status of renown in her field.
In 1966, when the city was declared a special capital district, it gained a status approximately equivalent to that of a state or province.
When the initial warnings about Kids Company were voiced, first tentatively, then more insistently, they seemed an almost indecent assault on a charity that had gained a status tantamount to national treasure.
And that's where Nadiya's has really succeeded, first because she had such an incredible following and she gained a status of celebrity like none before her, but also that it's a fantastic recipe book and didn't rely on her status as a Bake Off winner.
Otherwise, "sodomites would gain a status as a social group and hence would have a constitutional opportunity to defile the young generation".
While Eisenberg is gaining A-list status, the theatre, he says, is his main interest.
Already the last minutes in Gaddafi's life have gained a grisly status.
It's easy to see why they've gained a cult status.
The game was criminally overlooked when it first launched in 2001, but it has since gained a cult status and fans campaigned for this remake.
By the 80's, the 2CV had gained a cultlike status as the favorite car of European hippies and had become an icon as recognizably French as the Eiffel Tower.
They gained "a powerful status as moral agents in the realm of politics," Ms. McAlister writes, because they were allied with emotions and domesticity "rather than diplomacy, officialdom or politics".
The show soon gained a cult status.
