distinguished person
Example Sentences
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This distinguished person with a high-level intelligence clearance, who had advised presidents, was sharing his knowledge with a working class Black man.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2022
Lord Arthur allegedly got off because his solicitor told the police that, were he prosecuted, "a very distinguished person" with the initials PAV would also be implicated.
From The Guardian ● May 6, 2010
"I don't think the public will vote for me just because a distinguished person says they should."
From Time Magazine Archive
"I don't think the public will vote for me simply because a distinguished person says they should."
From Time Magazine Archive
Genly Ai, the Envoy, was to be treated as a distinguished person.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
