well-thought-of

“He’s a very high quality, well-thought-of individual … It’s just sickening to hear what’s happened.”

The sheriff lauded Penton as a “beautiful lady” who was “so well-thought-of.”

Until then he’d been an auxiliary guy, a well-thought-of actor who didn’t often get his name on the posters and who was probably best known for his regular appearances in Netflix’s House Of Cards.

"Don is a well-thought-of name by people who matter in the administration," said energy lobbyist Mike McKenna.

They had just missed out on the playoffs and their well-thought-of head coach, the Scotsman Martin Rennie, had paid the price with his job.