How to Use preeminent in a Sentence

preeminent

adjective
  • She's the preeminent chef in a city that has many good ones.
  • The poem is a preeminent example of his work.
  • In the Nineties, Bratt did a four-year stint on Law & Order, one of the preeminent mystery-of-the-week shows.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2023
  • The Weirdest Dinosaurs Here are a few of the preeminent weirdos: 1.
    Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 14 June 2023
  • In 1963, the world’s preeminent kidney transplant surgeons met in DC to discuss the state of the field.
    WIRED, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Which may have been a feature, not a bug, for the preeminent New York power couple of the late 1980s.
    Paul Farhi, Washington Post, 15 July 2022
  • But no amount of time away from the sci-fi world could ever threaten his place as a preeminent master of the genre.
    Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 6 Mar. 2024
  • How did the newspaper cover issues of race as the state’s preeminent source of news?
    Therese Bottomly, The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, 24 Oct. 2022
  • And of course the preeminent one that everyone talks about is Tiger Global.
    Joe Weisenthal, Bloomberg.com, 23 June 2022
  • This is the preeminent gaming VR headset on the market.
    Heath Owens, Men's Health, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The great holy people, whose voice needed to be preeminent.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Now, she’s gone on to paint a bleak picture of the music industry’s preeminent award show.
    Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Shoup is considered the preeminent scholar on parking in the United States and his work laid the foundation for the new law.
    Liam Dillonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2022
  • There is healing that needs to occur between the league and one of its two preeminent powers, but that process has not begun.
    J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2024
  • The book traces the life journey of its author, both as a human being and a preeminent AI scientist.
    Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Launched in 2011, Twitch set out to become the preeminent online platform for livestream video content.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Lost in the stat sheet of that 49ers’ rout of the Chargers was that Young, one of the preeminent mobile quarterbacks of his generation, also rushed for 49 yards.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2024
  • This brings us to perhaps Phillips's preeminent concern, his claim that nominating Biden would set Democrats on a course to lose to Trump.
    Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Taters now joins a small but preeminent cohort of space animals, including Félicette, the first cat in space.
    Tara Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The original Roadster dates back to the days when Tesla was a curious upstart and not the world’s preeminent EV maker.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Brown will saddle the morning line favorite for America’s preeminent dirt race, with confidence in the colt, his team and that this may be his time.
    Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 5 May 2022
  • The first was that this would be an amazing chance to hear perhaps the preeminent pop DJ who has already made a spot for himself in festival history.
    Paul Albani-Burgio, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2023
  • For more than 150 years, Harper’s Bazaar has been the preeminent fashion and beauty resource for women at every age.
    Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Aug. 2023
  • In this matter, Africa’s preeminent sport can become even more impactful in the region.
    Meron Demisse, Quartz, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Slight in stature, with a gap-tooth smile and a blunt tucked into his beanie, the 44-year-old is South L.A.’s preeminent purveyor of everything from African black soap to charcoal toothpaste to bundles of sage.
    Sandra Song, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2023
  • The collector Sean Kelly is among the world's preeminent video game collectors.
    Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Stuffing migrants on a bus and shipping them out of state is a way to remind people, Henson said, that the governor wields preeminent power in Texas.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2023
  • Michelin stars — widely revered as the preeminent culinary honor — are not and never have been available to Texas restaurants.
    Dallas News, 30 June 2022
  • He’s been the sport’s preeminent star since Floyd Mayweather’s retirement, a cash cow other fighters hope to latch on to for life-changing paydays.
    Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • For more than 150 years, Harper’s Bazaar has been the preeminent fashion, beauty, and lifestyle resource for women at every age.
    Alicia Banilivy, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Aug. 2023

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