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

The adulation for the 73-year-old pours out of the place, and on Wednesday, it was gushing on his final bow as Wilfried Nancy prepares to take charge.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

Dunbar wanted to know, as Yossarian watched him excitedly with a mixture of awe and adulation.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller