Literary notes about Preeminent (AI summary)
In literary discourse, "preeminent" is used to denote an unsurpassed position of superiority or distinction in a given arena. It often describes a person, idea, or phenomenon whose qualities or achievements stand out as being above all others—as when a composer's talent is considered unmatched ([1]) or a nation's capabilities are lauded as defining its character ([2]). The term also carries weight in historical and rhetorical contexts, signaling that certain causes, events, or attributes are of the utmost importance, as seen in discussions of leadership and reform ([3], [4]). Additionally, it enriches descriptions of nature or art by marking subjects as exemplary, thereby establishing them as benchmarks against which all others are measured ([5], [6]).
- But it was as a composer that her brilliant talents stand preeminent.
— from Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 33, November 12, 1870 by Various - "The Russians are preeminent," said I, "because they possess both the inspiration—the fire—and the training.
— from Under the Andes by Rex Stout - ( o ) "Does the Modern College Prepare Men for Preeminent Leadership?"
— from The Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie and J. Berg Esenwein - If one’s organism is an advantage, and the preeminent advantage, and the source of all others, education is the second.
— from Man a Machine by Julien Offray de La Mettrie - Preeminent in size and beauty is Goliathus , comprising perhaps the most bulky of all highly-coloured beetles.
— from The Geographical Distribution of Animals, Volume 1 With a study of the relations of living and extinct faunas as elucidating the past changes of the Earth's surface by Alfred Russel Wallace - This is the creature especially preeminent in art, literature and rhetoric.
— from The Religions of Japan, from the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji by William Elliot Griffis
