: highly regarded
an esteemed author
my esteemed colleagues
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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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Because of this and Hayden's esteemed reputation among Members and staff alike, the Speaker has full faith and confidence in Hayden's ability to lead the Speaker's office.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
This particular listing is important since it was produced by an esteemed AI academic and professional association and garners a lot of hefty weight in the AI community at large.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Her character Dani Dupree is the youngest of two sisters in the esteemed and affluent Dupree family, headed by patriarch Vernon Dupree (Clifton Davis), mother Anita Dupree (Tamara Tunie) and sister Dr. Nicole Dupree Richardson (Daphnée Duplaix).
—Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
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Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
This particular listing is important since it was produced by an esteemed AI academic and professional association and garners a lot of hefty weight in the AI community at large.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Once tuned in more BCs, notably creations from Wunder Kamera, a German knitwear collection, and from the esteemed house of knits Missoni.
—Tom Stubbs, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2025
Her character Dani Dupree is the youngest of two sisters in the esteemed and affluent Dupree family, headed by patriarch Vernon Dupree (Clifton Davis), mother Anita Dupree (Tamara Tunie) and sister Dr. Nicole Dupree Richardson (Daphnée Duplaix).
—Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Esteemed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/esteemed. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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