Sentence examples for illustrious yet from inspiring English sources

And they'll have to act quickly, as Illustrious Yet Unknown (Illustre et Inconnu) has already been sold to scores of countries around the world.

Schools in England are failing girls who want to study physics; the Royal Society in London will hold an "edit-a-thon" event on 19 October in which Wikipedia articles on illustrious yet unsung female scientists will be expanded or created; and microscopic analysis of Pegomastax teeth suggest that heterodontosaurs used their fangs to nip and spar.

They're not a patch on their illustrious predecessors yet – hell, they're not a patch on Deap Vally – but debt is a funny thing in rock.

The 70-year-old actor has accrued six nominations during an illustrious career, yet for every "Poor Leo" meme that followed each of Leonardo DiCaprio's losses, we haven't witnessed a similar online campaign to propel Close to the stage of the Dolby theatre.

That's not to say that Dhoni belongs in such illustrious company yet.

They have been on an illustrious century-old journey yet what I am struck by is that they are not just celebrating the anniversary.

Yet despite these illustrious connections, Ne-Yo (who is never seen without a hat and claims that they actually feel like a "body part") doesn't feel he gets the credit he deserves.

Yet, despite this illustrious background and fascinating personal history, not a single biography has been published of this pioneering woman.

Floating on the Thames just downstream from Tower Bridge are the most extraordinary gardens, yet thanks to their illustrious neighbour they're largely unnoticed.

The sport is on the run from betting manipulation, yet a team as illustrious and as wealthy as Real Madrid carries the logo of a betting company on its jersey.

Jenson Button took fifth for McLaren in what could be the final race of an illustrious career - the team have yet to choose whether Button or team-mate Kevin Magnussen will partner Fernando Alonso, who is moving from Ferrari, in 2015.