: highly regarded
an esteemed author
my esteemed colleagues
our esteemed leader/guests
He also wrote to Richard Randolph's stepfather, the esteemed lawyer St. George Tucker …—
Garry Wills
Garry Wills… combined his esteemed position as a barrister with an increasingly high-profile writing career …—Lucy Scholes
Lucy Scholes… William Allen White was widely esteemed as, in Life magazine's words, "An American Institution."—David M. Kennedy
David M. Kennedy… her freshman year at perhaps Virginia's most esteemed university …—Lia Russell
Lia RussellIf, as they say, I am a Man of Letters I come, like my fellows, at the tail-end of a long once esteemed tradition in English and American writing.—V. S. Pritchett
V. S. PritchettExamples of esteemed in a Sentence
concerned about his heart, my grandfather went to see an esteemed cardiac specialist
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Our post-production executive was Verna Fields, the esteemed editor who’d shaped Jaws for Steven Spielberg.
—Cameron Crowe, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Over 17 nights, travelers are whisked by private jet across seven exquisite destinations to stay in the world’s most esteemed independent hotels and resorts.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2025
At a panel discussion at Carnegie Hall in 1999, Dohnányi got into a minor fracas with his esteemed colleague Pierre Boulez over the distinctive tone of French bassoons.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
This timeline issue also rules out esteemed actors of a certain age like Ian McKellen, Morgan Freeman, Dick Van Dyke, and Joel Grey.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
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Cameron Crowe, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Over 17 nights, travelers are whisked by private jet across seven exquisite destinations to stay in the world’s most esteemed independent hotels and resorts.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2025
At a panel discussion at Carnegie Hall in 1999, Dohnányi got into a minor fracas with his esteemed colleague Pierre Boulez over the distinctive tone of French bassoons.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
This timeline issue also rules out esteemed actors of a certain age like Ian McKellen, Morgan Freeman, Dick Van Dyke, and Joel Grey.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for esteemed
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“Esteemed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/esteemed. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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