How to Use illustrious in a Sentence

illustrious

adjective

• He has had an illustrious military career.
• Ryan can add its name to that illustrious list with one more win.
  — John Fields, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
• Take a look back at his illustrious career in and out of the wrestling ring.
  — Joanna Moriello, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
• Perez has won the fan vote four times in his illustrious career.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 28 June 2024
• The guest spot marked his first time on a soap opera over his illustrious decades-long career.
  — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
• In any case, Ian Kinsler joins the illustrious one and done club.
  — Dan Freedman, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
• Simón may not have a long, illustrious major league career ahead of him.
  — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
• Since then, he's gone on to an illustrious career in the gaming world.
  — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2022
• Since then, Williams has gone on to have an illustrious career.
  — Sophie T. Stern, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2022
• These are just a few stories from Ruth’s illustrious life, and there are many more in the book.
  — Robert Leonard, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
• The one thing Julian lacks in his illustrious career as a chef is joy.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Nov. 2022
• Perez is now just three homers shy of 300 for his illustrious career.
  — Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
• If your brass starts to show wear, simply polish the piece to restore its illustrious shine.
  — Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2021
• Howard has made all kinds of films in his illustrious career, but never one this unhinged, even campy.
  — Will Leitch, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
• In a matter of months, an illustrious lengthy career had been shattered, maybe for good.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 28 Jan. 2023
• Dobeš had a brief but illustrious two-year career at Ohio State.
  — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
• For fans of a finer vintage, the present is often viewed through the lens of the team’s more illustrious past.
  — New York Times, 23 May 2021
• Thanks to this award, Ghez will now join an illustrious crew of scientists.
  — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 6 Oct. 2020
• Who should and will win the actual statues from these illustrious lists?
  — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026
• Politkovskaya was an illustrious and brave journalist, and a sharp thorn in Putin’s side.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 26 Jan. 2022
• His illustrious complete-game gem featured eight strikeouts, no walks, four hits, and one earned run.
  — Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
• But the region is both a gateway to the Highlands and home to an illustrious past.
  — Shane C Kurup, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024
• But the younger Marley is not standing in the shadows of his illustrious dad.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2025
• On the mound was Ryan, in the midst of pitching the first no-hitter of his illustrious career.
  — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2021
• White’s three runs in Friday’s final will be the last rides of his illustrious career.
  — Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2022
• The Utah State great adds one more tackle to his illustrious career.
  — Aaron Falk, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Oct. 2022
• Her illustrious career saw her play politicians, mothers and queens.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
• The referee called it a block and Hilman’s illustrious prep career was over.
  — Mitch Stephens, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2026
• Citi has a long and illustrious history.
  — Randy Bean, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
• But not the illustrious seasons of Wright’s past, the more dubious ones.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 19 July 2025