| 1. | There was a glow upon his cheek-bones, and a faint tinge upon his prominent nose. - from The Best American Humorous Short Stories by Various |
| 2. | Hersheimmer, as the son of a prominent millionaire, was a well-known figure in America. - from The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie |
| 3. | "In a nutshell, sir, what I mean is this His grace is, in a sense, a prominent personage. - from My Man Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse |
| 4. | The dread of being awakened from the happiest dream, was perhaps the most prominent feeling. - from Emma by Jane Austen |
| 5. | She was a frank-mannered talkative young lady, with a freckled face and prominent brown eyes. - from Dubliners by James Joyce |
| 6. | She was small-boned all over though her chest was extremely prominent in front, it was narrow. - from Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy |
| 7. | His usual high color had paled slightly, but the small pupils of his prominent eyes glittered like steel. - from The Best American Humorous Short Stories by Various |
| 8. | Lizzie had a very prominent and very promising bottom. - from The Romance of Lust by Anonymous |
| 9. | He said that the manager of a big hotel like that, where many prominent people stayed, would be sure to know. - from The Best American Humorous Short Stories by Various |