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Illustrious meaning

Admired, distinguished, respected, or well-known.

Using Illustrious

  • The main meaning on this page is: Admired, distinguished, respected, or well-known.
  • Useful related words include: glorious, respected, redoubtable, known.
  • In the example corpus, illustrious often appears in combinations such as: illustrious career, his illustrious, an illustrious.

Context around Illustrious

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Illustrious

  • In this selection, "illustrious" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, country, taking, career, history and fashion stand out and add context to how "illustrious" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and an illustrious history especially and and the illustrious people i. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "illustrious" sits close to words such as agility, anand and ariel, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with illustrious

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Barker’s illustrious career left an indelible mark on South African soccer. (12 words)

Few names in Hollywood's illustrious history get people talking quite like Joan Crawford. (14 words)

Italy, as we all know, is a breath-taking, illustrious boot-shaped nation which sits on the Mediterranean. (18 words)

Holmes, who has partnered with Nuffield Health, was a fitness instructor in the Women’s Royal Army Corps before her illustrious career as a middle distance runner, so she knows more than most about how to get bodies into peak physical condition. (42 words)

In the DC universe, the Green Lantern Corps has patrolled the known universe for billions of years, and due to this its illustrious members have been crucial components of many game-changing stories such as Blackest Night, Infinite Crisis and Zero Hour. (42 words)

Having said that, the company did raise $30 million from an illustrious group of investors (co-led by ) and I suspect that the opportunity was simply too big to let a subpar deck get in the way of an investment round. (41 words)

Example sentences (20)

ACT Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury said Justice McWilliam had graduated from the Australian National University in 2000, then was called to the NSW Bar in 2006 where she had an illustrious career in commercial, criminal and tort law.

Alison will officially retire at the end of the month and will be celebrating her retirement on Saturday with her family, friends and colleagues, as well as some of the parents she has helped during her illustrious career.

A name synonymous with “dominant running back,” Dillon hit a number of big-time achievements in his illustrious career.

Barker’s illustrious career left an indelible mark on South African soccer.

But now the Premier League is off the agenda for a few days as Newcastle and their fans tour the illustrious fashion capital of Europe Milan.

Dennis added: “When I look back at 45 years I can’t believe the adventures and scrapes I have got into and the illustrious people I have met.

Detroit’s branch, on the other hand, is a city with its own rich cultural fabric and an illustrious history, especially in Paradise Valley and Black Bottom.

Either way, their continued investment in sports teams demonstrates a passion for the field and an exciting new chapter in their illustrious careers.

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Exxon has established a record of funding experts, scientists, and others in research groups at illustrious universities to do work on climate change and the environment, and so forth.

Few names in Hollywood's illustrious history get people talking quite like Joan Crawford.

Having said that, the company did raise $30 million from an illustrious group of investors (co-led by ) and I suspect that the opportunity was simply too big to let a subpar deck get in the way of an investment round.

He commended some illustrious sons of Obosi for not only sponsoring the year’s festival, but also contributing towards the development of Obosi town.

He reflected on all the various screen names Shah Rukh Khan had assumed during his illustrious career, characters of many ethnicities and faiths.

Holmes, who has partnered with Nuffield Health, was a fitness instructor in the Women’s Royal Army Corps before her illustrious career as a middle distance runner, so she knows more than most about how to get bodies into peak physical condition.

Ilagan is completing an illustrious UH career, having earned Big West first team honors for singles four times, the first player in program history to do so.

In a letter he personally signed, the president thanked the celebrant for giving the country illustrious offspring like Vice President ‘Yemi Osinbajo, and his other siblings.

In an illustrious career spanning over five decades, the actor has shared screen space with every renowned name of Malayalam cinema including Prem Nazir, Sathyan, Jayan, Mammootty, Mohanlal, Prithviraj, and Tovino Thomas.

In a surprising turn of events, football icon announced his retirement from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after just three seasons with the team, marking the end of an illustrious career.

In the DC universe, the Green Lantern Corps has patrolled the known universe for billions of years, and due to this its illustrious members have been crucial components of many game-changing stories such as Blackest Night, Infinite Crisis and Zero Hour.

Italy, as we all know, is a breath-taking, illustrious boot-shaped nation which sits on the Mediterranean.

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Common combinations with illustrious

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "illustrious" in a sentence?
An example: "ACT Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury said Justice McWilliam had graduated from the Australian National University in 2000, then was called to the NSW Bar in 2006 where she had an illustrious career in commercial, criminal and tort law." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "illustrious" from authentic English texts.
What does "illustrious" mean?
Illustrious means: Admired, distinguished, respected, or well-known.
What are synonyms of "illustrious"?
Common synonyms of "illustrious" include: glorious, respected, redoubtable, known, renowned, noted, notable, famous. Plus 4 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "illustrious" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "illustrious", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.