prestige

Example Sentences

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In the process, oil and gas became key contributors to U.S. economic growth and prestige.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

There's still prestige in being the first to plant your flag in the lunar dust.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

The director of “The Fly” and “Videodrome” isn’t in the film long, but he bequeaths prestige upon these splat-hijinks that they don’t quite deserve.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

And interviewing a sitting president has long conferred prestige, which might well feel paramount amid shrinking audiences and newsroom layoffs.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

Thanks to the prestige of my mother’s name, I was able to obtain the concession for a mine in the North, for which the bank gave me a loan.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende