How to Use prestige in a Sentence

prestige

noun
  • The job has low pay and low prestige.
  • The family has wealth and social prestige.
  • Her career as a diplomat has brought her enormous prestige.
  • To me, coins are a form of prestige.
    — Thomas Patier, Artforum, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Such prestige is hard-won, but the perks seem well worth the pain.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2022
  • Shohei Ohtani is back to his two-way prestige.
    — Katie Woo, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Chicago has felt that loss of prestige since then.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
  • For low-prestige journals, no one would pay such large fees.
    — Thomas Morgan, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The at-large bids bring both cash and prestige to the conference.
    — oregonlive, 25 Oct. 2022
  • This to me is a big plus for the firm, adding to its prestige and influence.
    — John Dorfman, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021
  • All of these changes have chipped away at the prestige the Yankees once held.
    — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The more cakes a man distributed, the greater his prestige.
    — Charlotte Brooks, Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Of course, the prices reflect the island’s prestige.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
  • So there’s a lot of TV for them; there’s not that much prestige film for them.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
  • What matters to us is cinema and all those who work to give it its prestige.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
  • In some cases, the prestige of a new car is a requirement for work.
    — Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 3 Jan. 2023
  • It’s done like a proper, prestige TV kind of thing.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Row houses have a prestige issue, too.
    — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2026
  • That the prestige of the office is sullied by his grasp for profits.
    — Eric Heavner, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2025
  • And her recent awards had brought a lot of prestige to the hospital.
    — Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 23 Dec. 2021
  • Yet the tidal waves of prestige still keep their distance from Toyota.
    — Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 16 Sep. 2022
  • The prestige of the truly élite colleges will, sadly, not change all that much.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 9 June 2026
  • But as this is a prestige-y limited series, there is — yes — death!
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
  • And should students choose where to go to college based on what has become a proxy for prestige?
    — Anemona Hartocollis, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2022
  • But these actors are after more than a prestige showcase.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
  • That’s what’s driving prestige.
    — James Manso, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The job brought prestige, but also a sense of isolation.
    — Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
  • This is like the prestige drama of Housewives.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
  • But that prestige apparently comes with a hefty price tag.
    — Chad De Guzman, Time, 19 Jan. 2026
  • By unit sales, prestige grew 3 percent and mass notched a 2 percent uptick.
    — James Manso, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026

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