: 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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Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
These esteemed 20thCentury African artists are juxtaposed with contemporary African artists including Venice Biennale alumni Yinka Shonibare CBE, Enam Gbewonyo and Babajide Olatunji.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
That’s what greeted anyone who stopped by All the Sudden, a DIY arts space a few miles outside downtown, for the showcase put on by the esteemed Philly/North Carolina indie label Dear Life Records.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
Come April, everyone’s eyes are on Augusta for the Masters, the esteemed golf tournament shrouded in lore and tradition that’s been played there since 1934.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 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 24 Mar. 2025.
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