illustrious

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For Liverpool alone he has scored 255 times, with only Ian Rush and Roger Hunt scoring more times for the club in its illustrious history.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

It is no surprise Messi joins long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo in such an illustrious group.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

These days, the less illustrious Italian-Americans are simply glad to be wearing “Italia” across their chests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Griezmann currently plays for Atletico Madrid, where he is the Spanish club's all-time leading scorer, and also scored 44 goals in an illustrious career for his international side.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

No matter what illustrious futures he imagined for the ingots he poured, his own future remained the same—pouring more ingots, making charcoal, sweeping off the jewelers’ benches—while others engraved the daggers and hammered the cups.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw