EMINENT in a Sentence
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52 example sentences for EMINENT, such as:
1. We are expecting the arrival of an eminent scientist.
2. He paused, eminent, dominant, glaring from his pedestal.
3. He is a man of the most eminent civility and approachableness.
4. The students are expecting the arrival of an eminent scientist.
5. Many of the pilots were to achieve eminence in the aeronautical world.
2. He paused, eminent, dominant, glaring from his pedestal.
3. He is a man of the most eminent civility and approachableness.
4. The students are expecting the arrival of an eminent scientist.
5. Many of the pilots were to achieve eminence in the aeronautical world.
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Meanings and Examples of EMINENT
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eminent
a. of imposing height; especially standing out above others
a. standing above others in quality or position
Classic Sentence: (42 in 3 pages)
1 He had the advice of an eminent oculist; and he eventually recovered the sight of that one eye.
2 Bingley urged Mr. Jones being sent for immediately; while his sisters, convinced that no country advice could be of any service, recommended an express to town for one of the most eminent physicians.
3 The nurseries for males of noble or eminent birth, are provided with grave and learned professors, and their several deputies.
4 A particular description of the Struldbrugs, with many conversations between the author and some eminent persons upon that subject.
5 There, round the long table, sat half a dozen farmers and half a dozen of the more eminent pigs, Napoleon himself occupying the seat of honour at the head of the table.
6 Hogben's Folly was still eminent; the very flat, field-parcelled land had changed only in this--the tractor had to some extent superseded the plough.
7 For a moment she stood there, eminent, dominant, on the soap box with the blue and sailing clouds behind her.
8 He paused, eminent, dominant, glaring from his pedestal.
9 His fame, though still on its upward slope, already overshadowed the soberer reputations of his fellow-clergymen, eminent as several of them were.
10 Thus it was with the men of rank, on whom their eminent position imposed the guardianship of the public morals.
11 I had been very happy there, I had a great attachment for the Doctor, and I was eminent and distinguished in that little world.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 19. I LOOK ABOUT ME, AND MAKE A DISCOVERY
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 19. I LOOK ABOUT ME, AND MAKE A DISCOVERY
12 Not far from here stands fast Agylla city, an ancient pile of stone, where of old the Lydian race, eminent in war, settled on the Etruscan ridges.
13 Both were splendid in courage, both eminent in arms; Aeneas was first in duty.
14 Mr. Hopkins was succeeded by Mr. Austin Gore, a man possessing, in an eminent degree, all those traits of character indispensable to what is called a first-rate overseer.
15 He is a man of the most eminent civility and approachableness.
Example Sentence:
1 After his appointment to this eminent position, he seldom had time for his former friends.
2 New York's eminent domain statute is virtually capital punishment for property owners.
3 The students are expecting the arrival of an eminent scientist.
4 We are expecting the arrival of an eminent scientist.
5 I'm hovering in a makeshift kitchen, watching one of Italy's most eminent marine biologists gleefully playing chef.
6 These two great commanders did not condescend to fight in person -- that being better suited to the still smaller fry -- but sat together on an eminence and conducted the field operations by orders delivered through aides-de-camp.
7 I honor endurance, perseverance, industry, talent; because these are the means by which men achieve great ends and mount to lofty eminence.
8 The two great commanders sat at together on an eminence and conducted the field operations by orders delivered through aides-de-camp.
9 Many of the pilots were to achieve eminence in the aeronautical world.
10 This seems eminently sensible, and indeed studies indicate that this approach can work best for some people.