Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A group of persons judged outstanding, as in a sport or profession.
- noun A building housing memorial items honoring illustrious persons.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a building containing trophies honoring famous people
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Examples
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Just past the Hall of Fame are the interactive exhibits.
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He's settled in so much he now calls Hall of Fame lineman and offensive line coach Mike
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Andre Dawson calls Hall of Fame vote increase a 'good to move up'
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In this 1886 team photo of the Boston Beaneaters, Hall of Fame pitcher "Old Hoss" Radbourn does it to the camera.
Len Berman: Top 5 Sports Stories Len Berman 2011
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In this 1886 team photo of the Boston Beaneaters, Hall of Fame pitcher "Old Hoss" Radbourn does it to the camera.
Len Berman: Top 5 Sports Stories Len Berman 2011
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Let the Hall of Fame decide whether his extraordinary pitching career has been sufficiently tainted by his post career actions to deny him a well-deserved place in Cooperstown.
Alan Dershowitz: The Dumb Luck of Roger Clemens Alan Dershowitz 2011
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The 94-year-old Miller, who directed the Major League Baseball Players Association MLBPA from 1963 to 1983, should be standing on the dais at Cooperstown on Sunday, when the Hall of Fame honors its new inductees.
Peter Dreier: Baseball's Error: No Marvin Miller in the Hall of Fame Peter Dreier 2011
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- No. 7 Duke won four national championships over the years while being driven by what Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski says was energy, effort and hunger.
Duke Upset By Miami: No. 7 Blue Devils Shocked By Hurricanes The Huffington Post News Editors 2012
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But condescension aside, the much-abused architect of this and so many other malapropisms may have been on to something -- a subtle something for which the seemingly buffoonish mind of the Hall of Fame ballplayer has never been credited.
Sherwin B. Nuland M.D.: Deja Vu: The Repetitious History Of Health Care In America Sherwin B. Nuland M.D. 2011
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Mr. Hicks placed the Rangers into bankruptcy in an effort to sell the club to a group led by Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan without the consent of Sports Group lenders.
NHL's Dallas Stars File for Chapter 11 Eric Morath 2011
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