prominence

Example Sentences

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When he shot into prominence in 2024, Magyar had no party apparatus behind him.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

"The lateral view of the soldier's frontal prominence and elongated head resembles the head of a sperm whale, and in both organisms, the mandibles are eclipsed by the head," he said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

The “Mormon Wives” brand is steeped in the kind of stylized transparency inherent to social media, where Paul rose to prominence as a MomTok influencer.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

CBS Radio rose to prominence in the early days of World War II when legendary newscaster Edward R. Murrow provided live coverage from London rooftops during Germany’s bombing raids.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

People often take the abundance and prominence of reports on psychics and parapsychological matters to be a kind of evidence of their validity.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos