adulation
Example Sentences
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Looking back, Alary believes he was vulnerable to ChatGPT’s adulation because of the persona he had created.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
With a broad smile, he took in the scene and basked in the adulation of a crowd that viewed him as a hero.
From Slate • May 20, 2026
Even so, Patel stands out for how he appears to crave online adulation and lashes out at any perceived criticism.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 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
The weird, implausible reception for Milo began at the airfield, where civilian laborers who recognized him halted in their duties respectfully to gaze at him with full expressions of controlled exuberance and adulation.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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