august

Example Sentences

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Sanger’s renewed criticism helped push Wikipedia back into the spotlight this past week at a time when the nation’s most august institutions are under pressure for the messages they put into the world.

From The Wall Street Journal

Together and separately, they have taken a wrecking ball to our august scientific institutions that were previously considered to be the best in the world.

From Salon

That august body of cineastes, the National Society of Film Critics, said so, and, frankly, it wasn’t even close.

From Los Angeles Times

Nevertheless, these claims have been a staple of news reporting for years, even by some of most august news organizations.

From Los Angeles Times

Greenberger’s warning about this scenario had been endorsed by no less august a figure than former Federal Reserve Chair Paul Volcker.

From Salon