| They simply battle on, showing the kind of guts and determination some of their more illustrious opponents seem to lack. |
| Rani Laxmi Bai has been given a place amongst the greatest women in the history of the world and is an illustrious figure in Indian history. |
| In many Tanzanian ethnic groups, heroes are illustrious ancestors who distinguished themselves by their valor, intelligence, or generosity. |
| The late Aberdonian artist Ian Fleming had a long and illustrious career at Gray's School of Art. |
| And at the interval they were holding their more illustrious opponents as they went into the break level. |
| This would be a lamentable end for such an illustrious name and would bring no pleasure to anyone in Scotland. |
