grandee

Example Sentences

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And several Democratic grandees like Chuck Schumer, the party's leader in the Senate, pushed for Mills as the safer choice.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

When nationally prominent figures die, members of China’s top leadership and retired party grandees send wreaths and, in certain cases, personally attend the funerals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

It’s a well-meaning approach that, once again, would call out for safeguards against meddling by local grandees.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2024

Jonathan Ruffer, 71, a religious-minded City trader who has lavished millions of his own money on his native north-east England, is a throwback to those God-fearing Victorian grandees.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2022

A cluster of grandees in tweeds and armbands identifying them as minders to the secretary and his entourage stood off to the side in the front.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly