: 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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Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 20 June 2025
On the other hand, White doing Survivor represents a surrender of control that risks jeopardizing an esteemed image (particularly compared to other reality TV contestants).
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
Chef Alex Stupak owns and operates a handful of esteemed Manhattan restaurants: Empellón (in Midtown, the East Village, and the West Village) and The Otter in Soho, and says that pre-pandemic, outdoor dining was very rare and coveted, and has since become an essential.
—Cindy Augustine, CNN Money, 14 June 2025
Meanwhile, young American Amelia, played by Blu Hunt, learns that her missing father may be the esteemed detective.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 June 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 4 Jul. 2025.
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