well-respected

adjective (well respected when postpositive)

held in high respect; esteemed

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Words nearby well-respected

well-regarded, well-regulated, well-rehearsed, well-remembered, well-represented, well-respected, well-rounded, Wells, well-satisfied, well-schooled, well-seasoned

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Example sentences from the Web for well-respected

Obviously, there are well-respected artists whose work is largely unsalable.
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The officer who served with Pounding said that when he first met him, “he was well-respected and he was on a meteoric rise.”
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She was a well-respected employee there when Obama was a professor at the law school.
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The story was originally to revolve around Jikisai Minami, a well-respected Zen Buddhist priest in Aomori prefecture.
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Nor do they consider other well-respected candidates whose names have been floated, such as Ash Carter.
Why Liberals Should Oppose Chuck Hagel|David Greenberg|January 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A well-respected business man and church-member, he felt uneasy to be at the mercy of a laddie who might be boastful.
Greyfriars Bobby|Eleanor Atkinson
I think he works for Sun Oil Company, and is a well-respected individual.
Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

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