Sentence examples for illustrious former from inspiring English sources
Whitbread hasn't entirely ignored its property's illustrious former inhabitant: a sign notes that George Eliot lived there.
John Quiggin has an interesting take on some of what two modern Ks — me and Mike Konczal — have been saying about two illustrious former Ks — Keynes and Kalecki.
A special section will feature the Atheneum's illustrious former director from 1927 to 1944, A. Everett (Chick) Austin, who died in 1957.
When Paul Scholes described United as being "boring" under Van Gaal earlier this season, it was bad enough for the club to have one of its most illustrious former players sticking the boot into the Dutchman's so-called "philosophy".
Another illustrious former Wigan man, the England assistant coach Andy Farrell, knows all about the problems of mastering a new code but believes Tomkins will rise to the challenge if and when it comes.
Fitzroy Square, a few streets west of Bloomsbury, is the kind of imperious London address that is studded with plaques naming illustrious former residents: Virginia Woolf once lived there, as did George Bernard Shaw ("From the Coffers of His Genius He Enriched the World").
Brooklyn College mourns the passing of one of its most illustrious graduates, former congresswoman and presidential candidate, Shirley Chisholm.
Apart, that is, from another illustrious local, former first lady Bernadette Chirac, who has thrown her weight behind Nicolas Sarkozy.
And I knew I had to do it," said Faldo to the press in the aftermath of his victory, as he joined the illustrious list of former Muirfield winners in Henry Cotton, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Trevino and Watson.
The winner of the award, who receives a cheque for £2014, will be announced on 1 May and will join an illustrious roster of former winners including Atwood, M John Harrison and China Miéville.
Through the organisation's contacts, Jacobson also managed to persuade an illustrious line-up of former politicians and key figures to be interviewed, including Winnie Mandela, former South African President Thabo Mbeki, and the former President of Mozambique, Joaquim Chissano.
