esteemed; esteeming; esteems
1
: to set a high value on : regard highly and prize accordingly
an esteemed guest
3
archaic
: appraise
Examples of esteem in a Sentence
Noun
She has won esteem for her work with cancer patients.
an athlete who is held in great esteem by her peers
Verb
I had esteemed the whole affair to be a colossal waste of time.
although the works of the Impressionist painters are esteemed today, they met with scorn when they were introduced
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
The 72-year-old’s statue outside Kashima Soccer Stadium is an embodiment of his esteem in the city and the wider country, having guided Japan to the 2006 World Cup finals as manager.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
Throughout his solo career, Reid released six studio albums and while none of them were commercial hits, he was esteemed among his peers.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
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Noun
But neither of these guys have the level of esteem that Chu’s quote suggests.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
The 72-year-old’s statue outside Kashima Soccer Stadium is an embodiment of his esteem in the city and the wider country, having guided Japan to the 2006 World Cup finals as manager.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
Ominous clouds prompted a diversion to the Trango Towers, a rampart of granite spires esteemed by big-wall climbers.
—Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
Throughout his solo career, Reid released six studio albums and while none of them were commercial hits, he was esteemed among his peers.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for esteem
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“Esteem.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/esteem. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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