Other Word Forms
- exaltedly adverb
- exaltedness noun
- self-exalted adjective
- unexalted adjective
Etymology
Origin of exalted
Example Sentences
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Scotland are there and they have a chance to do what none of their exalted predecessors have done.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Bagharzadeh was the wife of Ali Khamenei but despite her husband's exalted position a figure of the lowest of profiles in Iran.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
His novel “Caleb Williams” introduces an embattled young hero, born poor and largely self-educated, who perceives justice in exalted terms.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
At the more exalted level of national politics, cultural stagnation is a dive into tackiness and kitsch.
From Salon • Aug. 9, 2025
Both were clearly of exalted birth; they looked like the sons of kings, but the face of one was deeply marked with lines of pain.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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