How to Use prominence in a Sentence

prominence

noun
  • The publicity has given him a prominence he doesn't deserve.
  • The company rose to prominence in the 1990s.
  • The Damore case raised Dhillon’s prominence on the right.
    — Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Strickland was one of the first pros to rise to prominence in gravel.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 22 May 2022
  • Which may be hard to do given the prominence of his future home.
    — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
  • But longer-term, a plan for the next five years gives more prominence to achieving advances in tech.
    — Ken Moritsugu, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Skattebo said his rise to prominence is all about Becky.
    — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Gu’s prominence extends well beyond the slopes.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Balloons’ rise to global prominence got a lift starting in the past few years.
    — Ellen Knickmeyer, al, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Balloons' rise to global prominence got a lift starting in the past few years.
    — Ellen Knickmeyer, Chron, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Seeing them back on top would restore one of the titans of the sport to prominence.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Gatekeepers with a heart seemed the best way to prolong our prominence.
    — Tom Freston, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2025
  • However, their rise to prominence has been a slow burn years in the making.
    — Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Good works, prominence, success—none of these get us to Heaven.
    — Ben Kelly, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Good works, prominence, success — none of these get us to Heaven.
    — Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Still, the prominence of fear at this year’s Oscars says something about the world.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026
  • But as measles returns to prominence, those numbers will inevitably rise, too.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Place your fingers on either side of that prominence, just above the notch at the base of the neck, and swallow.
    — Christine Coppa, Health, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Spring is here and with it, a new set of sparkling constellations rises to prominence!
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 May 2026
  • Part of it is as simple as giving prominence to the word ‘Paris’ in their branding.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 19 June 2025
  • Given his prominence, the post quickly went viral.
    — Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • From the grooms to some of the winningest jockeys, Latinos have risen in prominence.
    — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 3 May 2025
  • Should the team, as some suggest, build a lineup of sluggers and attempt to bash its way back to prominence?
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Rising to prominence as a woman in chess was not easy, Gaprindashvili’s lawsuit notes.
    — Julian Mark, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Sep. 2021
  • Walden’s team has played the biggest role in growing Disney+ to worldwide prominence.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The rise to prominence has stunned even the generational talent at the center of it all.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Smith belongs to a generation of preachers who first came to prominence in the aughts.
    — Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
  • The two men traded barbs in the past, but that happens often in boxing with anyone of prominence.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The duo rose to prominence together, even as the music sounded more and more like it was lost in a vortex.
    — Miki Hellerbach, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
  • The theme of celebrity privacy has only grown in prominence in recent years.
    — Fleurine Tideman, Glamour, 23 Mar. 2026

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