prestige

Example Sentences

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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

He didn’t repudiate his warnings when they failed to pan out, yet didn’t lose his popularity or prestige.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Livingston may not have recognized that the Rad Lab already had acquired unique prestige at the moment that he challenged Lawrence for credit.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik