How to Use prestigious in a Sentence

prestigious

adjective
  • The prestigious title has been earned by one of our own this year.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The weight of vying for the prestigious award came flooding in all at once.
    — Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Read about a man who has snuck into prestigious events for nearly a decade.
    — Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Burrow, on the other hand, has not yet won that prestigious award.
    — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
  • All three shows are among the most prestigious options in a field that runs the stylistic gamut.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 2 May 2026
  • Broward Center is a very prestigious venue.
    — Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
  • One of my novels received a prestigious award.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • These cars are built and tuned to hit peak performance by prestigious racing teams.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 23 May 2026
  • Now Owen is about to set foot on one of the most prestigious golf courses in the country.
    — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 26 Jan. 2026
  • His trip to the prestigious event, however, will end after the first round.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2025
  • She’s never gone to the prestigious awards show to perform or attend.
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Lee and his restaurants have won multiple prestigious food awards over the years.
    — Austen Erblat, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • And those less prestigious arenas might be where the growth comes from for those who are trying to make a living.
    — Matt Hartman, The New Republic, 5 Aug. 2022
  • After you're done, check out the rest of the winners of the year's most prestigious beauty awards.
    — Liana Schaffner, Allure, 21 Sep. 2023
  • If your bio includes a top school, top grades, and prestigious internships that’s great.
    — Christian Stadler, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • The 31-year-old is set to make history as the youngest host of the prestigious award show.
    — Mikey Fresh, VIBE.com, 26 June 2026
  • The float won the parade’s prestigious Sweepstakes award this year.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2022
  • One was on the brink of earning dual degrees and starting a prestigious job.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The appellation is small and prestigious, so the wines start on the pricey side and only go up from there.
    — Dana McMahan, The Courier-Journal, 8 Mar. 2022
  • Brad Karp resigned as chair of the prestigious law firm Paul Weiss.
    — Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 14 Feb. 2026
  • But nearly four years later, a prestigious studio turned down the script, and the project was abandoned.
    — Kai Bird, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2024
  • So what are the dos and don'ts when attending the prestigious annual golf event?
    — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
  • So what are the dos and don'ts when attending the prestigious annual golf event?
    — Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
  • The judges at the world's most prestigious design awards seem to unanimously agree.
    — Letright Ombra Solar Pergola, New Atlas, 29 Apr. 2025
  • See photos from the first week of the prestigious film festival below.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • His first time running a college basketball program is at the helm of one of the most prestigious in the sport.
    — Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 31 Jan. 2022
  • He was admitted to the prestigious program as its youngest member.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 20 Apr. 2026
  • This evening, Moore is among the group of prestigious, star-studded presenters.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Is the stadium of the title some prestigious venue on their career bucket list?
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Was the recent dip just a bump in the road or a sign that one of college football’s most prestigious programs is slipping?
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025

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