Example sentences for: prestige

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

  • Cardinal John O'Connor of New York used his Palm Sunday sermon to declare the episode "legally and doctrinally wrong" and added this grace note: "Some undoubtedly believe that if one has enough prestige or money, anything goes."

  • I certainly haven't seen much recently of the prestige media's dreadfully sententious hand-wringing along the lines of "Should we be dignifying with our attention these allegations about presidential fondling, as detailed in the following 62-page special report (and make sure not to miss the amazing revelations from the alleged victim's college roommate about her attitudes toward oral sex!)

  • And revelations about the agency's Cold War malfeasance have damaged its prestige.

  • In Le Monde, an article by publisher Jean-Marie Colombani said the United States had squandered its "immense prestige and capacity for action" in the Middle East and would not recover it "until such time as it forces the hand of Benjamin Netanyahu."

  • A Utility Maximizer wants to acquire many things, including cash, but also such things as trips to the beach, time to watch TV, adorable grandkids, and (probably most important in this case) professional prestige.


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