firmament
Example Sentences
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Still, his place in the basketball firmament was long since secured.
The diverse group of 50 officials includes representatives from nearly every facet of the Democratic firmament.
From Seattle Times
Despite his position at the center of the Los Angeles rock firmament, he kept a low-key presence both onstage and in life, steering clear of the epic hedonism of the era.
From New York Times
Stevens may spend a lot of time inside the city’s museums, but it’s clear that one of the things he loves most about Washington is its open firmament.
From Washington Post
Such is the ubiquity of the series in the global cultural firmament that Paris hotels, restaurants and bars say the tourism industry is benefiting, and cite “The Emily effect”: Emily-obsessed American tourists arriving in droves.
From New York Times
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