Example sentences for: prestige

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

  • The other obvious comparisons to Cagney are Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, but they're prestige actors--cerebral, introverted, and usually not as funny.

  • Obituaries focused on her pattern of gaining influence and prestige by romancing rich and powerful men (Winston Churchill's son, Edward R. Murrow, the heir to the Fiat fortune, etc.).

  • So much for the prestige of the box.

  • The trend towards the Gallicization of English in Quebec coincides with the introduction of pro-French legislation around twenty years ago, and the use of French has gained in prestige as a result, making it more likely for Gallic loanwords to appear in English.

  • Because it is a win-at-all-costs war to restore military prestige, Russian generals have shown utter indifference to civilian casualties and a willingness to lie to retain popular support.


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