pre-eminent
Example Sentences
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Soon after, almost by accident, he co-founded the Paris Review, the pre-eminent postwar English-language literary journal.
The bishops restate that opposition to abortion is “our pre-eminent priority,” call for school choice and parents’ right to protect their children from “gender ideology” and make a plea for the de-escalation of anger-driven politics.
From Seattle Times
The previously unreported meeting during a gathering of Republican Jewish donors is likely a positive sign for Haley given Adelson's status as one of the pre-eminent Republican donors.
From Reuters
A Microsoft executive also testified that Google’s pre-eminent position becomes self-fulfilling, as it uses the data it aggregates from the billions of searches it conducts to improve the efficiency of future searches.
From Seattle Times
Despite being the world's pre-eminent Test side, since winning the first Rugby World Cup in 1987 they had fallen short in the following five editions of the tournament.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
