adulation

Example Sentences

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He definitely doesn’t need the adulation at Augusta.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Both beneficiary and victim of white America’s longstanding insistence on having one media-anointed leader serve as the spokesman for tens of millions of Black citizens, he drew adulation and jeers but consistently held the spotlight.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Cricket does not enjoy the same adulation in Nepal as it does in neighbouring South Asian nations where the game dominates popular culture.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

After about 36 hours of near-unanimous adulation for Allen and “West End Girl,” with everyone from your older sister to Gwyneth Paltrow posting praise for the album, the tides started to turn.

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2025

Barack, of course, got the most of it—the public adulation as well as the scrutiny that rode inevitably on its back.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama