revering

Example Sentences

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In the small West Texas town of Muleshoe, where two of college football’s foremost masterminds were made, Wes Wood grew up revering Lincoln Riley.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2023

The North’s main Rodong Sinmun newspaper said North Korea is revering Kim Il Sung as “eternal president” under the “outstanding leadership of comrade Kim Jong Un.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 14, 2022

Duterte’s supporters began revering Ronald dela Rosa, his shaven-headed chief of the National Police, who took on a rock star image and had women screaming in adoration in the streets.

From Washington Post • Oct. 22, 2021

Sociologists often distinguish between "benevolent" sexism, which is often expressed in terms of "revering" and "protecting" women, and "hostile" sexism, commonly called "misogyny," or the hatred of women.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2021

Abiding was Oliver's love for Henry, to the last, deep, devoted, and revering.

From Oliver Goldsmith by Buckland, E. S. Lang