revered

adjective

re·vered ri-ˈvird

: regarded with reverence : regarded as worthy of great honor and respect

… Vince Carter, a member of the U. S. basketball team and still a state hero after having been a star on the University of North Carolina's revered hoops team.—

Erin Whalen

Here are some of their greatest monasteries and the remains of their most revered saints.—

Janine Di Giovanni

… because [Doina] Melinte was the 1984 Olympic gold medalist at 800 meters, she remains one of Romania's most revered citizens.—

Merrell Noden

Examples of revered in a Sentence

a professor who is highly revered at the college where she has taught for the last four decades

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The borough’s revered natural settings also double as a source of entertainment, from High Mountain Park’s hiking trails to Parson Pond Park’s baseball fields and tennis courts that make for good old-fashioned, analog fun. —

Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2025 In the past year, the club has presented artists as varied as revered rocker Jack White, former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach and country singer Lauren Watkins. —

Thom Duffy, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2025 The exposition, taking place under one of the country’s more revered presidents, Dumarsais Estimé, celebrated the founding of Port-au-Prince in 1749. —

Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025 The ultimate polymath in history was Leonardo da Vinci, who was a revered artist, along with engineer, designer, and scientist. —

Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for revered