"earned esteem" is a grammatically correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It is typically used to describe respect or admiration that has been gained or deserved through hard work, success, or good deeds. Example: The philanthropist's generosity and dedication to helping others has earned her great esteem in the local community.
Or certified wine professionals, who undergo exhaustive testing to earn esteemed titles like Master Sommelier and Master of Wine (less than 300 in the world) and wear them with pride and honor.
Today, while her hard work and boundless empathy has earned the esteem and respect of the art world and the trans community, Allen does voice disappointment that so many young people — not all, but many — seem to have little interest in the history of the movement.
An extraordinary surgeon, he earned the esteem of his colleagues and the gratitude of his patients.
The magazine soon earned wide esteem for its political and literary criticism, and by 1818 it had attained a circulation of 13,500.
"Mad Dog" Mattis's highly quotable blend of wit and bluntness has earned him esteem within the military – and even a hashtag, #Mattisisms.
The short stirrup, however, earned more esteem after the white American jockey Tod Sloan used it to win English races in 1897, and it soon came to be known as the "American seat".
He earned that esteem over many years, and is famously credited for making tough-minded choices to tame runaway inflation as Fed chairman from 1979 to 1987, when he served under Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan.
According to the story, this frog had been introduced to a tank or two at global headquarters here in New York and had devoured all the other inhabitants, and, as a result, had earned the esteem and even the empathy of the humans in the building, who were perhaps eager to think that to gather financial news you need to be voracious, even deadly.
He sent it to me sometime ago, since which I have received two or three more copies". As Jay's major literary contribution to the campaign for ratification in New York, the Address earned an esteem comparable to that of the seventy-seven Federalist letters published prior to the elections for delegates to the New York State ratifying.
Their poetry earned such esteem that only in heaven might they have been more honored.
