adoration
Example Sentences
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He was a boogie boarder until the object of his adoration told him, “What are you riding that for? You should be surfing. Get a surfboard.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
This is a country where adoration of the national team is so fervent that many fans build their financial planning around the World Cup, taking out loans to buy tickets every four years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
City fans showed their adoration in abundance and Shaw's team-mates urged her to lap up the attention at the end of extra time after her header ensured a 3-2 victory.
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
It opens with Ankhmerwer standing in adoration before a gilded Osiris.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
Only a few weeks after the Time cover story, however, the locomotive of adoration was sidelined by a more substantial critique.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing adoration
Dubliners
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