sought-after

Example Sentences

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But for clubs lower down the food chain, that level of success can come at a cost; your best talent - managers included - become sought-after personnel for the more established.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Gil continued selling the most sought-after titles on Amazon, and on Biblio.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

While token pricing has gone down, token costs can be higher for some newer, more sought-after models—and companies’ use is generally going up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Chinese national Zhang Kequn was arrested at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport last week with more than 2,200 ants, including 1,948 of the sought-after Messor cephalotes species, in his luggage.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

And the Erebus and the Terror would become the most sought-after prizes in marine archaeology—a Holy Grail.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler