pre-eminently
- a word derived from pre-eminent.
Example Sentences
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“The Great Ziegfeld” is pre-eminently the story of splendid musical entertainment in America as typified by its title character.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2023
This is territory that has already been staked out by contemporaries of Bridges’s like Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis and, pre-eminently, Liam Neeson.
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2022
Or, as Cox summarizes the point, “If the ‘race problem’ in the United States is pre-eminently a moral question, it must naturally be resolved by moral means.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2021
They're providing a combination of devices, software and services – pre-eminently iTunes, Amazon and Spotify – that makes buying music "feel like free".
From The Guardian ● Jun. 2, 2012
She was pre-eminently the Goddess of the City, the protector of civilized life, of handicrafts and agriculture; the inventor of the bridle, who first tamed horses for men to use.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
