The phrase "venerable reputation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone or something that is highly respected and admired for their long-standing and honorable reputation. Example: The author had a venerable reputation in the literary world, with many acclaimed works that have stood the test of time.
Authentic paintings attract collectors for a variety of reasons: an artist's vision, a venerable reputation, investment potential or the ineffable mystique of the genuine.
This helps the immune system fight infection, and aids digestion, hence sauerkraut's venerable reputation as a remedy for upset stomach and constipation.
(Chinen) * LEE KONITZ QUARTET (Wednesday through Nov. 26) Mr. Konitz lends his venerable reputation and dry-martini alto saxophone to this ensemble, which features the resourceful bop-leaning guitarist Peter Bernstein.
(Chinen) LEE KONITZ NONET (Wednesday through Aug. 14) Mr. Konitz lends his venerable reputation and dry-martini alto saxophone tone to this midsize ensemble, which plays arrangements by the tenor saxophonist Ohad Talmor.
(Chinen) LEE KONITZ QUARTET (Tonight and tomorrow) Mr. Konitz lends his venerable reputation and dry-martini alto saxophone to this ensemble, which features the resourceful bop-leaning guitarist Peter Bernstein.
Despite (or perhaps because of) the venerable reputation of CBS News — home to Walter Cronkite, Edward R. Murrow and "60 Minutes" — the network has never been completely at ease in the chipper world of breakfast television.
The discussion groups also included Alan Greenspan, the former Fed chairman, and former Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin, whose once-venerable reputations have suffered now that they have come in for some blame for the financial crisis.
Mr. Humphrey, 56, has the advantage of his venerable name, his father's revered reputation and his achievements during 16 years as Attorney General, including his highly publicized fight against tobacco companies.
That these elements are seen to comprise something novel is symptomatic of a growth industry in which venerable concepts like "reputation" are repackaged and sold back to us.
As one of the highest-ranking female executives at Ritz-Carlton, where she has worked for the past two decades, Deuschl steers public relations strategy and has helped cement the venerable brand's reputation as a purveyor of modern luxury.
The New York Philharmonic, America's oldest orchestra, has acted like a venerable institution with a reputation to preserve, especially during the directorships of Kurt Masur and Lorin Maazel.
