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Example sentences for "distinguished family"

  • His wife was connected with the distinguished family of Rouer de Villeray.

  • Of a distinguished family, Mrs. Forest is a cultured young lady of rare attainments and many accomplishments and will no doubt take a prominent part in the social life of the city.

  • She was young and of distinguished family; the young artist, who fell in love with her, had his genius alone to offer her.

  • What prospect was there that this boy, without father or mother, without riches or distinguished family, would work his way to renown?

  • They would have been imprisoned save that Aldovrandi, a member of the council, and of a distinguished family, set them free, and invited the sculptor to his own house, where he remained for a year.

  • Madonna Bartolommea, the daughter of Tommaso degli Obizzi, of a distinguished family of Northern Italy, a general of Pope Urban V.

  • When in 1467 Braccio Martelli, the son of a distinguished family allied by friendship with the Medici, celebrated his marriage, there was a tournament, in which Lorenzo de’ Medici took part.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    century were; concurrent resolution; correct idea; distinguished citizen; distinguished family; distinguished from; distinguished guests; distinguished himself; distinguished member; earnest desire; evident enough; feel obliged; first book; give evidence; give ourselves; industrial work; male issue; moral suasion; more importance; more numerous; more questions; municipal elections; senor doctor; similar arrangement; think about; white dove