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fifteen minutes of fame
noun as in limelight
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noun as in nine days' wonder
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Example Sentences
While the latter pastor only gets his “fifteen minutes of fame,” such renown lands him, according to Lear, on the cover of Time.
From Salon
White downplays the notion that he was any sort of hero, calling his exertions in Saigon his “fifteen minutes of fame.”
From Washington Post
Sookie’s fifteen minutes of fame had been extended by two seconds.
From Literature
“I hope you enjoyed your fifteen minutes of fame, Mr. Keeley. Because when these games are over and done, you will be over and done, too.”
From Literature
“Fifteen minutes of fame? We got four months of it.”
From Washington Post
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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