How to Use esteem in a Sentence

esteem

1 of 2 noun

• She has won esteem for her work with cancer patients.
• The choice of the song provides a taste of the esteem Porter has for Galileo Galilei.
  — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 31 Aug. 2023
• Agnes has quite low self-esteem, and the queen does not.
  — Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Apr. 2022
• The jobs that people hold in the highest esteem, or at least pay the most, are the jobs that are the least essential.
  — Emma Goldberg, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2023
• On the flip, there are a lot of things to like about him — things the Diamondbacks hold in high esteem.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2022
• That should have been a red flag for me, but my self-esteem at the time, in many ways, agreed with his objection.
  — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 26 July 2022
• Bedell Smith said there was still time for Charles to grow in people’s esteem.
  — Karla Adam, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
• The outcome is to build self confidence and self esteem.
  — Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2022
• And we’re tortured by certain aspects of it, because of low self-esteem around looks and all of that.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2023
• Well that says a heartbreaking amount about his self-esteem, no?
  — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 20 July 2022
• But no one is going to come out of it concerned for his self-esteem, either.
  — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 May 2022
• Prestige still comes the old-fashioned way, borne on waves of public esteem.
  — Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 16 Sep. 2022
• Despite her partner’s support, the flare-up took a toll on Nieves’ self esteem.
  — Tess Garcia, refinery29.com, 10 May 2023
• All the songs feature lyrics about girls with high self-esteem heading straight into love.
  — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2022
• Barack and Michelle Obama's relationship in high esteem, just like the rest of us.
  — Amy MacKelden, ELLE, 20 Oct. 2022
• Agyesh Madan, whose brand Stòffa is best known for relaxed shirt jackets, still holds the tie in esteem.
  — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2022
• The adult could be left with lower self esteem and higher self doubt, Waichler says.
  — Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 13 July 2022
• Public esteem for the high court has fallen to its lowest level in decades.
  — Michael Linhorst, The New Republic, 5 Oct. 2022
• Perhaps the anger is protecting you from feelings of low self-esteem.
  — Cathryne Keller, SELF, 28 Nov. 2022
• Her conditioned worsened and her self-esteem took a hit.
  — Stephanie Emma Pfeffer, PEOPLE.com, 5 July 2022
• In one 2019 study, fans of a college football team felt a two-day rise in self-esteem after a victory.
  — Ken Budd, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2022
• Certainly, not all Presidents are held in the same high esteem as the Father of our Country.
  — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
• This will strengthen the healing process, as our confidence and self-esteem pushes us to move away from past hurts that have left a scar on our hearts.
  — Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 6 Oct. 2022
• Well, the same is true if someone is attempting to lower their self-esteem with snide comments.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 2 May 2022
• Miss Honey is from the inside out meek, low confidence, low self-esteem.
  — Margy Rochlin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2023
• Unlike her dad, G'iah doesn't exactly hold Fury and his friends — or the entire human race — in high esteem.
  — Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2023
• While awaiting their release, many teens struggle with regrets and low self-esteem, faith leaders told The AP.
  — Giovanna Dell'orto, Chron, 16 Apr. 2022
• The 106-line poem pleaded in some places, scolded in others and blamed her parents for saddling her with low self- esteem.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 27 July 2023
• Rachel would’ve raised the world's most well-rounded and highly self-esteem-possessing children.
  — Rita Omokha, ELLE, 14 Dec. 2022
• Every opinion poll also shows that public esteem for the court has plummeted over the past two years.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 25 Aug. 2023

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esteem

2 of 2 verb

• I had esteemed the whole affair to be a colossal waste of time.
• To you, the flirting was harmless, something to pass the time, or even boost your self esteem a little.
  — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 9 Sep. 2019
• But credit card debt seemed to buoy the twentysomethings' self-esteem the same way.
  — Valerie Ross, Discover Magazine, 8 June 2011
• He is highly esteemed by the coaching staff and the management.
  — SI.com, 28 Aug. 2017
• Her suggestions are rather gauzy in the face of a new wing of America’s left that no longer esteems freedom of speech as a value worth fighting for.
  — The Economist, 14 Oct. 2017
• Its then a lack of proper regard and esteem for you, which wouldn't bode well for any future relationship with him.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2023
• The father of democracy in Hong Kong is widely acknowledged to be Martin Lee, whom many of us have esteemed for decades.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 24 Oct. 2019
• That’s part of the reason my esteemed colleagues — OK, esteemed may be a bit strong — argue that the Cowboys will either move up or down in Thursday’s draft.
  — Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 20 Apr. 2020
• An obscure figure with a cultish following for much of his writing life, McCarthy had long been esteemed by members of the literati.
  — Caine O'Rear, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2023
• In weekly small group sessions, students tackle a range of mental health topics, from peer conflicts to self esteem to how to cope with feelings of anxiety.
  — Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2022
• What modern Republicans and most gun rights advocates have forgotten is that the right to bear arms was always weighed against another right the Founders esteemed highly: the peace.
  — Saul Cornell, The New Republic, 4 Aug. 2019
• Cresswell himself grew up in Liverpool, and got his start at Tranmere Rovers esteemed academy.
  — SI.com, 8 Apr. 2018
• One camp esteems a long and storied career; the other points to a cinematic future that will look different but be just as enjoyable.
  — Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Feb. 2023
• Many have shown their support for Jada over her struggle with alopecia, pointing out the disparities in how self-esteem around hair loss affects Black women.
  — Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 11 Apr. 2022
• For information on all that, and how fishing can help boost your self-esteem and clear your head, check out Take Me Fishing's blog on the additional mental benefits of fishing.
  — Outside Online, 17 June 2020
• It was also esteemed in Assyria, Babylonia and Persia, and the authors attributed the high price to the efforts required for its import to demanding regions.
  — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 28 May 2020
• Does Dowling, the former longtime artistic chief of Minneapolis’ esteemed Guthrie Theater, push the almost vaudevillian streak of this staging a little far?
  — James Hebert, sandiegouniontribune.com, 24 June 2018
• In return for these privileges, idols must please their benefactors by hiding their shortcomings or risk losing their fan base, sponsorships, or esteem.
  — Dr. Richard Osibanjo, Forbes, 31 Aug. 2021
• How might jurists who esteem their court, who value its history and integrity, respond to the credible threat of debasement by the executive?
  — WSJ, 4 May 2021
• These nutrient-dense superfoods have long been esteemed for their ability to fortify and support the immune system, with a rich history spanning centuries.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 4 Aug. 2023
• Gibson guitars have been esteemed by generations of guitar legends.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018
• Whether because of decency, laziness, or esteem for his reputation, Bourgoin’s interlocutors tended not to press him very hard.
  — Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2022
• Nevertheless, the executive producer of Surviving R. Kelly and esteemed hip-hop journalist dove back into the genre with a new lens, focusing on women.
  — Robyn Mowatt, ELLE, 9 Aug. 2023
• The Hierarchy of Needs continues, and includes more complex needs like love and belonging, esteem, and eventually, self actualization.
  — Lindy Brewster, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021
• But investigating each of those possible suspects required the police department’s homicide squad, including the detective esteemed by his colleagues for an encyclopedic knowledge of the case dating back years.
  — Gus Garcia-Roberts, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2023
• Although Rabbi Shteinman was also esteemed as a great sage, his unofficial bailiwick was promoting lifelong Torah study by adult men, upholding standards of the yeshivas and finessing political dealings with the Israeli government.
  — Joseph Berger, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2017
• Barnes is, of course, one of Britain’s most prolific and eminent novelists, esteemed for his elegant and formally innovative, often intellectual, fictions.
  — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 1 July 2022
• There’s also esteem or respect from others (patient experience) and, finally, self-actualization (functional status).
  — Michael L. Millenson and J. Matthew Austin, STAT, 24 May 2022
• I had esteemed the whole affair to be a colossal waste of time.
• To you, the flirting was harmless, something to pass the time, or even boost your self esteem a little.
  — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 9 Sep. 2019

Last Updated: 3 May 2024