hero worship
Example Sentences
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The hero worship was taken too far when first one fan, then another, then another raced on to the pitch to get a selfie.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Instead, “Him” wonders what kind of spiritual practice it is: hero worship or a sinister cult?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025
So yeah, we need to get rid of that sort of hero worship.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2023
Not everyone fell for the von Braun hero worship, however, including several prominent Jewish comedians.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2023
They help us to peel back some of the layers of legend and hero worship that obscure the whole story of American history.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
