distinguished

Example Sentences

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Robert Duvall was a distinguished and prolific screen actor who lent a brooding intensity and grizzled authority to seven decades of American film-making.

From BBC

“Just as families gathered around the hearth in the 19th century, they now gathered around the radio,” says Robert C. Allen, distinguished professor emeritus of American studies at the University of North Carolina.

From The Wall Street Journal

There was a time when Americans considered the attorney general to be one of the most distinguished, consequential appointments in government.

From Salon

She wrote it while juggling a distinguished career at literary quarterlies and making a name for herself as an artist.

From Los Angeles Times

They also complained its trailer failed to explain exactly how the game worked and what distinguished it from other games in the crowded multiplayer space.

From BBC