Sentence examples for were highly touted from inspiring English sources

Both men were highly touted prospects who gained credit and respect through their first career defeats, but they have each suffered recent disappointment which has significantly reduced the expectations once imposed upon them.

Airlines were a hot industry and airline stocks were highly touted on Wall Street.

The Trojans entered fall training camp with a high number of scholarship running backs (10), all of whom were highly touted recruits.

Well, a number of them did just fine, were highly touted by the critics and the media (an important factor in an age of glut), or had a some kind of impact on the public.

Neither Shoemaker, who signed as a non-drafted free agent out of Eastern Michigan in 2008, nor Navarro, a 50th-round pick out of Nevada-Las Vegas in 2007, were highly touted, but both have been valuable.

"There's players like Paula Creamer and Natalie Gulbis who turn pro and are highly touted, and they do play well right away.

Chicago was highly touted coming into the season: 14 of 31 experts surveyed by ESPN predicted that the Cubs would win the championship.

He said that while corn gluten was "highly touted" and would "satisfy some people," it took more time to do less than chemicals.

Life-drawing classes were held there weekly, and on at least one occasion the presence of nude models was highly touted in marketing materials.

Keith Marshall was highly touted, but it was his best friend and roommate, Todd Gurley, who had 8 carries for 100 yards and 2 touchdowns in the first game and scored on a 100-yard kickoff return.

The background: Merchandise are a US rock band who have been highly touted for a while now, even though seemingly everything about them has been in a state of flux, or fluid indecision, for the entire duration of that period.