illustrious career

collocation in English

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illustrious
adjective
uk
/ɪˈlʌs.tri.əs/us
/ɪˈlʌs.tri.əs/
famous, well respected, ...
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career
noun[C]
uk
/kəˈrɪər/us
/kəˈrɪr/
the job or series of jobs that you do during your working life, especially if you continue to get better jobs and earn ...
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It was, as one might expect from one of his distinguished background andillustriouscareer, quiet but impressive, sincere and effective.
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He enjoyed anillustriouscareeron the links with 17 victories.
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During hisillustriouscareerhe won every award that a sculptor could win.
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Gilberto would go on to build anillustriouscareeron this stylistic foundation.
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By the end of hisillustriouscareer, he had amassed a record amount of championship medals in the top-tier competitions of five different countries.
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Hisillustriouscareerwas one which nearly ended before it reached its prime.
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This launched anillustriouscareeras an inventor of percussion and non-percussion items.
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In that same year, he enrolls as a medical student and begins hisillustriouscareerin medicine.
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He had anillustriouscareerthat lasted from the early 1920s to the 1970s.
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He retired from active competition in 1984 due to injury and began anillustriouscareeras a coach and sports administrator.
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The official obituary/coverup claimed he suffered a heart attack in the company of friends during a farewell supper celebrating hisillustriouscareer.
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Hisillustriouscareercame to an end on 07-02-1990 abrupt due to massive heart attack.
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Of the 66 official bouts he fought during hisillustriouscareer, he won 51, drew 6 and lost 9.
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He returned to his parents' home throughout hisillustriouscareerto be with his family.
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Best known as a centre half forward, his versatility saw him used in virtually all outfield positions throughout anillustriouscareer.
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It was a sad swan song to an otherwiseillustriouscareer.
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All told, he earned 231 golds, 97 silvers, and 84 bronzes in hisillustriouscareer.
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This incident began his long andillustriouscareer.
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He hung up his spikes in summer 1978, bringing down the curtain on a long andillustriouscareer.
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This single step started her on the road for a long andillustriouscareerin languages.
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