: 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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Niehuus, an entertainmen lawyer by training but someone with a wicked wit, succeeds Bernd Neumann, an esteemed former minister of culture in the German government, who has stepped down.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
The story centers on Angine (Amir), an affluent but unhappy woman who compulsively shops in an esteemed department store.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
One of the area’s newer homes, the final project completed by the esteemed architect Christopher Sanders before his death in 2023, offers sweeping views of the Austin skyline.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025
Launched in 1992, The Mercury Prize is an esteemed annual prize that celebrates the best of British and Irish music across a range of music genres.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
The story centers on Angine (Amir), an affluent but unhappy woman who compulsively shops in an esteemed department store.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
One of the area’s newer homes, the final project completed by the esteemed architect Christopher Sanders before his death in 2023, offers sweeping views of the Austin skyline.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025
Launched in 1992, The Mercury Prize is an esteemed annual prize that celebrates the best of British and Irish music across a range of music genres.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 16 Oct. 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 22 Oct. 2025.
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