How to Use preeminent in a Sentence

preeminent

adjective
  • She's the preeminent chef in a city that has many good ones.
  • The poem is a preeminent example of his work.
  • All of the era’s most preeminent chemists gathered in their finest attire.
    — Rebecca Altman, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2017
  • Ryan is one of the game’s preeminent timing and rhythm throwers.
    — Andy Benoit, SI.com, 6 Apr. 2018
  • This is the preeminent terrorist regime in the world, okay?
    — CBS News, 10 May 2026
  • And not even the preeminent coach of his generation can will it away.
    — Mike Finger, ExpressNews.com, 14 Sep. 2019
  • Over the next seven decades, the event has evolved into one of the preeminent youth sporting events in the world.
    — John Smallwood, Philly.com, 22 May 2018
  • But no amount of time away from the sci-fi world could ever threaten his place as a preeminent master of the genre.
    — Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 6 Mar. 2024
  • But Bob, the film’s preeminent shrunken-head guy, is funny just to look at.
    — Vulture Staff, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Some the game’s preeminent ball strikers have failed to keep pace with Berger.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Why does Chase, one of its preeminent artists, seem to have turned up his nose at TV?
    — Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2021
  • Jazzy Jay was one of the preeminent figures, and my sister used to date his homeboy.
    — Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2024
  • How did the newspaper cover issues of race as the state’s preeminent source of news?
    — Therese Bottomly, The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Both races are 1 ½ miles, and his idea was to give America a preeminent event like those races.
    — Kelly Ward, The Courier-Journal, 5 June 2018
  • Now, she’s gone on to paint a bleak picture of the music industry’s preeminent award show.
    — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Yet through it all, the hotel has endured as a preeminent resort getaway.
    — Madeline Weinfield, Southern Living, 27 May 2026
  • They can be showcased at one of our preeminent venues — the Fox Theatre.
    — Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2024
  • There is healing that needs to occur between the league and one of its two preeminent powers, but that process has not begun.
    — J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2024
  • The band went on to become one of the preeminent R&B soul acts of the late '70s.
    — Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Out of all of the joyous spring launches to shop, the 2024 dress trends are preeminent on our list.
    — Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The 24-year-old backstop rose through the ranks as one of the preeminent catching prospects in the sport because of his bat.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
  • One of the preeminent makers of pianos now has showroom in the Portland area.
    — oregonlive, 19 Oct. 2021
  • And of course the preeminent one that everyone talks about is Tiger Global.
    — Joe Weisenthal, Bloomberg.com, 23 June 2022
  • And where shooting is preeminent.
    — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 10 May 2026
  • Shouldn’t the preeminent NFT images have some kind of long-term storage plan?
    — Sandra Upson, Wired, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Watch this movie and behold the preeminent case study in how obsessed with Lolita films were in the ’90s.
    — Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Watch this movie and behold the preeminent case study in how obsessed with Lolita films were in the ’90s.
    — Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
  • As leading resorts across the globe continue to raise their fishing game, here’s a snapshot of some of the preeminent places to cast a line.
    — Alexandra Kirkman, Robb Report, 29 May 2025
  • For decades, Toys R Us was the nation's preeminent toy seller.
    — cleveland.com, 18 July 2019
  • The Trojans were a preeminent team in the city back then under hall of fame coach Jim Richardson.
    — Mark Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2018

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