Sentence examples for gained something of from inspiring English sources

Made famous by the Megavalanche, Alpe d'Huez has gained something of a celebrity status in the biking community.

As a teenager, he started his first band, Grey Daze, and gained something of a local following in the wake of the grunge explosion.

But in the case of Latisse, which has sold more than a million bottles to date and gained something of a cult following, it turns out to be easy to bypass a doctor's prescription or visit.

An illustrated article that takes a leaf from "Alice in Wonderland" has gained something of an online following, prompting thousands of people to urge the Canadian government to halt development of the Northern Gateway oil pipeline.

Ms. Rousseff, who has been battling for her political survival after winning re-election to a second term just 10 months ago, seems to have recently gained something of a respite.

"It's a marvelous house," said Sir Hamilton, who as delegate to the United Nations in the late 1970's gained something of a reputation for eccentricity by shunning official cars and pedaling a bicycle around Manhattan.

RM is gaining something of a reputation for selling iconic movie cars, especially those of 007.

Why did you think an immigrant family such as this, which has managed to gain something of a toehold in British society, would treat another immigrant so poorly?

On Wednesday, after years of delay, John Jay will assume a strikingly modern identity and gain something of a true campus as it opens its own $600 million, 625,000-square-foot, 13-story building on 11th Avenue, between 58th and 59th Streets.

While the chart makes it look as if Americans are losing something as their money veers off to pay the claims of others, they are instead gaining something of incalculable social benefit.

Mr. Mbeki has brokered peace accords in parts of Africa, gaining something of a reputation as a diplomat, but is accused of coddling authoritarians like President Robert G. Mugabe of Zimbabwe.