adoration

Example Sentences

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It opens with Ankhmerwer standing in adoration before a gilded Osiris.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Ms. MacDonald’s love for the company—the book ends with a ranking of her 50 favorite Nintendo games—can veer toward blinkered adoration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

While both straight women and gay men are obsessed with the Canadian series, the sapphic adoration for Williams is rooted in a deeper desire for romantic queer representation.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

In the early 2000s, Thaksin broke the mould of Thai politics with populist policies that earned him the adoration of millions, and previously unprecedented overall election victories.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

And why, for heaven's sake, were all the other witches gazing at her with such a mixture of adoration, awe and fear?

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl