Example sentences for: pre-eminent

How can you use “pre-eminent” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • They have noted that while subordinating individuals or groups in society, the stigmatizing process also reinforces hierarchical patterns of privilege, where those at the top of a stratified society are pre-eminent over, and sometimes predatory upon, others at lower levels [16].

  • Of the many Hindu gods, the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva is considered to be pre-eminent, but a single god of whom all others are manifestations ties in conveniently with the Indonesian pancasila, or national code.

  • Many Moorish place names also survive, including that of Fátima, the pre-eminent Catholic site in Portugal.

  • For instance, in recent times the doyenne of Wall St. expert-talk seems to be Goldman Sachs' Abby Joseph Cohen, quoted in USAT as saying, "We find very little reason to think stock prices should have declined in the manner in which they did," and described by the paper as "Wall St.'s pre-eminent bull."

  • As part of this process, HLS has hired the nation's pre-eminent consulting firm--McKinsey & Co.--to explain why law students are unhappy.


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