Explore Preeminence through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like eminence or distinction. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Preeminence in a sentence
Preeminence meaning
- The status of being preeminent, dominant or ascendant.
- High importance; superiority.
Synonyms of Preeminence
Using Preeminence
- The main meaning on this page is: The status of being preeminent, dominant or ascendant. | High importance; superiority.
- Useful related words include: eminence, distinction, note, high status.
- In the example corpus, preeminence often appears in combinations such as: preeminence in, preeminence of, the preeminence.
Context around Preeminence
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Preeminence
- In this selection, "preeminence" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, technology, take and growing stand out and add context to how "preeminence" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and technology preeminence and and the preeminence of revolutionary. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "preeminence" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with preeminence
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Indeed, these behemoths have accompanied us during the entirety of our to military preeminence. (14 words)
Patriarchy gives preeminence to the male in essentially all matters of religion and culture. (14 words)
But for these and others to become a reality, order and stability must take preeminence. (15 words)
Subject to this suzerainty, Arabia was ruled by a patchwork of tribal rulers (including the Al Saud who had returned from exile in 1902 – see below ) with the Sharif of Mecca having preeminence and ruling the Hejaz. (37 words)
A critical harbinger of fascism is the growing preeminence of the national security state, which is now seen by the DNC as a bulwark of democracy rather than the precursor of fascism. (32 words)
Amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act to establish the preeminence of pensioners and pension plans in the creditor hierarchy during company insolvency proceedings. (29 words)
Example sentences (17)
A group called the National Network for Critical Technology Assessment is the latest to call for restoration of U.S. scientific and technology preeminence.
But for these and others to become a reality, order and stability must take preeminence.
The national media’s preeminence over local media in determining what issues get covered has been demonstrated for decades.
A critical harbinger of fascism is the growing preeminence of the national security state, which is now seen by the DNC as a bulwark of democracy rather than the precursor of fascism.
Second, the purchase commitments undermine US global economic leadership and risk the US ceding the high ground on the preeminence of its economic model.
Amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act to establish the preeminence of pensioners and pension plans in the creditor hierarchy during company insolvency proceedings.
Indeed, these behemoths have accompanied us during the entirety of our to military preeminence.
Its success can be seen in the preeminence of Jews in the civil rights movement, the proliferation of Jewish lawmakers and the fact that Americans remain overwhelmingly pro-Israel.
Oyegun said that merit should be given preeminence in appointments as qualified people were spread all over Nigeria.
Annobón subsists almost entirely on fishing and retains its traditional preeminence in off shore whaling and turtle gathering.
As domestic prelates, prelates of the Roman Court, they had personal preeminence in every diocese of the world.
As the concept of the poet laureate has spread, the term "laureate" has come in English to signify recognition for preeminence or superlative achievement ( cf. Nobel laureate ).
Patriarchy gives preeminence to the male in essentially all matters of religion and culture.
Pericles and his friends were never immune from attack, as preeminence in democratic Athens was not equivalent to absolute rule.
Subject to this suzerainty, Arabia was ruled by a patchwork of tribal rulers (including the Al Saud who had returned from exile in 1902 – see below ) with the Sharif of Mecca having preeminence and ruling the Hejaz.
These laws had, as the other modern constitutions, preeminence over other laws, and they could not be contradicted by mere decrees or edicts of the king.
This period was marked by political unrest and the preeminence of Revolutionary Catalonia during the Spanish Civil War (1936–39).
Common combinations with preeminence
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- preeminence in 5×
- preeminence of 5×
- the preeminence 4×
- preeminence over 2×