How to Use vaunted in a Sentence
vaunted
adjective- The team's vaunted defense faltered in the second half of the game.
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And his gallery was the vaunted back page of the gritty tabloid.
—Kirsten Fleming, Washington Examiner, 16 Apr. 2020
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The much-vaunted film was never made.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
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What would those vaunted men think of the soapy steps at the front of the cathedral?
—Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian, 7 June 2017
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The vaunted offense has not worked in the playoffs.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 2 May 2026
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Next stop was the vaunted worm room, reached by tiptoeing over the dirt floor.
—Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
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Troy Baker has voiced roles in many of the most vaunted video games of the last decade.
—Eve Sneider, Wired, 23 July 2021
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And an 88-win team didn’t have to touch any of its deep and vaunted pitching.
—Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
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This is not to suggest that Chaim Bloom blow up his vaunted plan.
—Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2023
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Many in the region wonder whether the vaunted plan will ever come.
—CBS News, 3 Mar. 2018
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Meanwhile, where are the young pitchers in this vaunted farm system?
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2023
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The vaunted bullpen, the one that hadn’t let in a run in 28 straight innings, gave up five in three.
—Stephanie Apstein, SI.com, 28 Oct. 2017
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What’s the issue with Smart’s once-vaunted defense?
—The Athletic Cfb Staff, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
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The left side of the Raiders’ vaunted offensive line also got banged up.
—Jimmy Durkin, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2017
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Because these vaunted specs are made with a natural substance, the process is slow.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2026
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Casey Day’s vaunted squad will look to clinch one against Loomis Chaffee.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
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What happens next with the vaunted class is unknown, but Heird will be hard-pressed to find a new coach soon.
—Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 5 Dec. 2022
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But a season ago, the Gators’ vaunted secondary fell into a backpedal.
—Morgan McMullen, OrlandoSentinel.com, 6 Apr. 2018
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One of his tries was an 80-yard run through the vaunted Spartans defense.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
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And the much vaunted shooters failed to follow in Bindra’s footsteps.
—New York Times, 4 Aug. 2021
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Before their more vaunted show, the duo got a sitcom in 1965.
—Frazier Moore, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2023
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And the Jazz’s vaunted size advantage?
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
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This is a remarkable turnabout, but its roots lie in the vaunted deal that Ramaphosa helped make to end apartheid.
—Lydia Polgreen, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
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In a season marked by injuries to his club’s vaunted rotation, Woo has come up big.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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That kid, Pharus, has been able to get away with being gay by virtue of his status as star of the school's vaunted gospel choir.
—Chicago Reader, 12 Oct. 2017
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The Ravens’ vaunted running game also vanished with the rest of the offense.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan. 2024
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To make matters worse, most of the vaunted sums amassed from the IPO are spoken for.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 19 June 2026
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But for its most vaunted line, the Royal Release, the timeline is much, much longer.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2026
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Same for Jeremiah Estrada, or anyone else from the most vaunted relief corps in the game.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 19 May 2026
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With their vaunted ground attack, the Churchmen prove too much for the Blue Devils.
—Rick O'Brien, Philly.com, 12 Oct. 2017
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