How to Use prominence in a Sentence

prominence

noun
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  • The publicity has given him a prominence he doesn't deserve.
  • The company rose to prominence in the 1990s.
  • Hill first rose to prominence as a member of the influential group the Fugees in the 1990s.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 22 June 2023
  • Simmons rose to prominence in the 1980s with his series of Sweatin' to the Oldies aerobics videos.
    — Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The rise to prominence has stunned even the generational talent at the center of it all.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Each of them had gradually come to prominence in the mid-to-late ’80s, but the ’90s were their prime, and no one could resist their charms.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Kvitka is one of scores of new Ukrainian artists who have risen to prominence since the invasion.
    — Kostiantyn Khudov, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Well established in hip hop, Nomore rose to prominence as an artist on the Oakland music scene.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 23 June 2023
  • In some parts of the world, cabbage is the menu equivalent of the potato’s place of prominence on the plates of U.S. as the frequent consumption preferred side.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2023
  • Over the past five years, Indigenous artists have gained global prominence.
    — Travis Diehl, New York Times, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The hiring of Peterman provides the Bullfrogs a fresh start and could propel Lake Worth back to prominence.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The two-and-a-half minute clip is driven by Tom Hardy’s Johnny, the tough guy founder of the biker gang, and establishes how the Vandals rose to prominence.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The blueberries give the blueberry doughnut a feel of freshness and respite from the sugary prominence.
    — Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The pair’s groundbreaking presence went on to shape a second wave of designers, all of whom rose to prominence in the mid- to late-’00s and whose names might also come to mind.
    — Diana Tsui, harpersbazaar.com, 31 May 2023
  • But Gaza’s sudden new prominence should hardly come as a surprise.
    — Jean-Pierre Filiu, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2024
  • The most gifted and versatile male jazz, funk, gospel, pop and soul-jazz singer to come to prominence in the past two decades, Porter is a musician for all seasons.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Here’s what to know about the trial, as well as a refresher on SBF’s rise to prominence and his companies’ swift collapse.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The band rose to prominence with a rap-metal hybrid that rubbed elbows with Limp Bizkit, Slipknot and Korn at the turn of the century.
    — Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 14 June 2023
  • The lobsterman, the shepherd and the pilot have little in common with the young fashion and lifestyle creators who rose to prominence more than a decade ago.
    — Steven Kurutz, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Not much is known about Singh, who spent years living in the United Arab Emirates and did not come to prominence until recently.
    — Yashraj Sharma, NBC News, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Just last week, Altman appeared to have mastered the prodigious challenges that came with his new power and prominence.
    — WIRED, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Benjamin’s rise to prominence coincided with that of Warholm and dos Santos.
    — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The issue gained prominence after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol because of the deaths of a handful of officers afterward.
    — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 12 May 2023
  • Antwerp's modern reputation as a progressive design hub rests on the shoulders of the Antwerp Six, the fashion avant-gardists who rose to prominence in the 1980s.
    — Mary Winston Nicklin, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2023
  • That prompted speculation about who could take over the program and lead Temple back to prominence.
    — Ellen J. Horrow, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The resulting red wine spritzer gives a nod to ginger’s prominence in holiday recipes and pays tribute to Rudolph, without being too on the nose.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2023
  • That legal theory has gained prominence in recent years, but hasn’t been tested — yet — in court.
    — Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2023
  • Historians believe that Lent also played a part in the prominence of Easter eggs.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Marino’s treatment of the story gives unusual prominence to the boar, who, in this telling, is as smitten with Adonis’s beauty as Venus is.
    — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023
  • England’s return to prominence has been led by coach Sarina Wiegman, who was hired in late 2021 as the team’s first non-British manager.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023

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