: 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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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2025
The seven-room spread sprawls over the 19th floor of an elegant Art Deco apartment house across from Riverside Park that was designed in 1938 by esteemed architect Emery Roth.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 2 Dec. 2025
Clint Howard is Bris, the eager and attentive assistant of Whoville's esteemed Mayor.
—Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Nov. 2025
Notable deaths in 2025 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, 28 Nov. 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 12 Dec. 2025.
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