esteemed

adjective

es·teemed i-ˈstēmd

Synonyms of esteemed next

: 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

… combined his esteemed position as a barrister with an increasingly high-profile writing career …—

Lucy Scholes

… William Allen White was widely esteemed as, in Life magazine's words, "An American Institution."—

David M. Kennedy

… her freshman year at perhaps Virginia's most esteemed university …—

Lia Russell

If, 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

Examples of esteemed in a Sentence

concerned about his heart, my grandfather went to see an esteemed cardiac specialist

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The penalty resulted in Bell's expulsion from the playoffs, clearing the way for William Byron to compete in the esteemed Championship 4 race in Phoenix. —

David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 The Dow Jones, finally, on November 4, 2024 allowed Nvidia to enter its esteemed Index. —

Joel Shulman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Notable Deaths in 2024 A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity. —

David Morgan, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024 Presenting her with the esteemed accolade was her former partner and current coparent, André 3000. —

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