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

Afterward, UCLA’s six seniors joined their teammates in one last victory lap around the court, waving to fans, soaking in the adoration, on their way to the Sweet 16 for the fourth consecutive season.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 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

A pumped-up Volkanovski, a former rugby league player, basked in the adoration of the febrile 20,000-person crowd at Qudos Bank Arena in his first world title defence on Australian soil.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

As Minnie’s adoration deepened, Holmes executed a second financial maneuver.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson