Preeminent is an English word with synonyms like leading or superior. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Preeminent in a sentence
Preeminent meaning
Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important.
Using Preeminent
- The main meaning on this page is: Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important.
- Useful related words include: leading, superior.
- In the example corpus, preeminent often appears in combinations such as: the preeminent, world preeminent, preeminent in.
Context around Preeminent
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Preeminent
- In this selection, "preeminent" 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, unveiling, power, search and international stand out and add context to how "preeminent" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include payments for preeminent search placement and abortion the preeminent priority for. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "preeminent" sits close to words such as adheres, ahs and airtime, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with preeminent
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Thus began his long relationship with the preeminent Catholic aid organization. (11 words)
It's a remarkable, legendary stretch as the preeminent public intellectual of the sports world. (15 words)
China may also have wanted to establish itself as the preeminent power in the region by giving India a bloody nose. (21 words)
Google's payments for preeminent search placement — including an estimated $15 billion to $20 billion per year to Apple alone — are at the head of the Justice Department's case, making it probable the judge would prohibit them if he rules against Google. (43 words)
Google’s payments for preeminent search placement — including an estimated $15 billion to $20 billion per year to Apple alone — are at the head of the Justice Department’s case, making it probable the judge would prohibit them if he rules against Google. (43 words)
The deeper concern is how Mr. Xi – who has amassed greater personal authority than any Chinese leader since Mao Zedong, on the promise of China displacing the U.S. as the world’s preeminent power – will respond politically to his homegrown difficulties. (42 words)
Example sentences (20)
Art San Diego is the region’s longest running art and design, providing attendees to view and interact with works by preeminent international, national, and local artists.
Google's payments for preeminent search placement — including an estimated $15 billion to $20 billion per year to Apple alone — are at the head of the Justice Department's case, making it probable the judge would prohibit them if he rules against Google.
Google’s payments for preeminent search placement — including an estimated $15 billion to $20 billion per year to Apple alone — are at the head of the Justice Department’s case, making it probable the judge would prohibit them if he rules against Google.
He is one of the world’s preeminent authorities on the topic of NTDs, having researched and written extensively on numerous NTDs.
If I were to count on one hand the most preeminent humanist filmmakers of our time, the first two fingers would have to be dedicated to Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne.
In 2016, the Australian Registry, a preeminent, internationally recognized orthopedic implant registry, identified the Optetrak as an implant with a higher-than-expected rate of revision.
It's a remarkable, legendary stretch as the preeminent public intellectual of the sports world.
It will begin by assembling the greatest minds and most influential figures by luring them with the promise of unveiling preeminent secrets from a bygone era.
Maher is “somebody that has something to say that will piss off everybody,” Tapper added, and “one of the preeminent political comics of our time,” noting that Maher’s show aired on CNN’s sister channel, HBO Max.
Maybe this year would have been different if one of the game’s preeminent power hitters enjoyed a throwback season, but Stanton’s plunge has been sharp.
Paggett was a preeminent musician who for many years served as a band director and led the arts department at Sacramento High School.
The deeper concern is how Mr. Xi – who has amassed greater personal authority than any Chinese leader since Mao Zedong, on the promise of China displacing the U.S. as the world’s preeminent power – will respond politically to his homegrown difficulties.
To protect its bases and assets, the U.S. Air Force trains an elite team of preeminent tactical and technical explosives experts—Explosive Ordnance Disposal.
The U.S. bishops conference, for its part, has called abortion the "preeminent priority" for American Catholics in its published voter advice.
Thus began his long relationship with the preeminent Catholic aid organization.
World War II made us the world's preeminent naval power, and all we had to do — to maintain our trade and, just as importantly, to keep the peace — was not piss it away.
A complex and distinct culture quickly developed, and for nearly 3,000 years, Egypt would remain the preeminent nation in the Mediterranean world, fueled by water and fertile land it received as gifts from the Nile.
And, even as she becomes one of the nation’s preeminent playwrights, she’ll continue to portray these characters, from weirdos to wild ones.
China may also have wanted to establish itself as the preeminent power in the region by giving India a bloody nose.
Despite the real threat of violence near the White House, it’s an unusually bad look for the world’s preeminent democracy.
Common combinations with preeminent
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the preeminent 33×
- world preeminent 6×
- preeminent in 4×
- for preeminent 3×
- preeminent power 3×
- nation preeminent 3×
- preeminent position 3×
- be preeminent 3×
- preeminent international 2×
- preeminent search 2×