Other Word Forms
- exaltedly adverb
- exaltedness noun
- self-exalted adjective
- unexalted adjective
Etymology
Origin of exalted
Example Sentences
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Scotland are there and they have a chance to do what none of their exalted predecessors have done.
From BBC
I guess what I’m getting at is: It didn’t feel exalted, but I felt purpose and that it was OK to have some responsibility — like a pastor with a congregation.
From Los Angeles Times
Bagharzadeh was the wife of Ali Khamenei but despite her husband's exalted position a figure of the lowest of profiles in Iran.
From Barron's
And martyrs are exalted in Shiite Islam, Iran’s prevalent faith.
From Los Angeles Times
Italy proved they belonged in exalted company against England, one of the pre-tournament favourites.
From Barron's
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