adulation

Example Sentences

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Her adulation of Herod, the assimilated Roman Jewish client-king of Judea, was contrary to most takes on him, certainly to the baby-Jesus-hunter of Matthew’s Gospel.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

O'Neill, who since his return has been going around calling everybody "young man", is basking in the adulation of the Celtic fans.

From BBC

After about 36 hours of near-unanimous adulation for Allen and “West End Girl,” with everyone from your older sister to Gwyneth Paltrow posting praise for the album, the tides started to turn.

From Salon

He'll see this one as the ultimate, a gift from the Celtic Gods, a return to the place where he experienced such glory and adulation.

From BBC