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His path to this moment began with a Japanese TV show he watched as a child, featuring a charismatic violinist-pianist he quickly came to idolize.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025

"I needed to take her from on high and put her on the ground because you can't play someone you idolize."

From Salon ● May 9, 2025

It’s not unusual for Americans to idolize presidents—Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama are still actively revered by many—but no other president has inspired the same level of merchandise lines or themed car flags.

From Slate ● Nov. 27, 2023

Not being able to live the idealized versions of herself—which include visions of being surrounded by friends and fans who love and idolize her for her beauty and talent—leaves Tessa profoundly distressed.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 16, 2023

“It’s time you learned, Eugenia, how things really are. You idolize Constantine too much. You always have.”

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

But I bet anything Trump idolizes Grant more for his charisma, presence, and comic timing in comedies like Bringing Up Baby, His Girl Friday, and The Philadelphia Story.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

His cross-country supremacy has made him one of the most famous and beloved athletes in a country that idolizes the stars of winter sports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

When he debuts his new release at a theater in quaint Carverville, the town that idolizes him, it unleashes a supernatural force that turns Carvervillians into zombies.

From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2023

But there is someone Sanders idolizes in the same manner as his own players do him or O’Neal did Jackson: Alabama coach Nick Saban, a seven-time national champion who co-stars with Sanders in Aflac commercials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2023

“It’s actually pathetic,” said Laura, as we sat sipping our coffee after the meal, “to see how he idolizes that child.”

From Dr. Sevier by George Washington Cable

It’s clear from page one of “The Sane One” that James “Peter” Konkle, a human resources manager for 7-Eleven, was a charismatic figure — someone she idolized completely while growing up in Vermont and Massachusetts.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026

Adam Lankford, a criminologist at the University of Alabama who has studied the global proliferation of mass shootings, said the internet gives broad access to online communities where mass shooters are idolized.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026

John Lennon, in particular, idolized Dylan, whose performance style resonates across such early Beatles tracks as “I’m a Loser” and “You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away.”

From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2026

Yet Norris, who idolized John Wayne as a child, became an actor as an afterthought.

From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026

Harry could see at once why Percy idolized him.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

That has helped shift the landscape of the “collector” scene beyond the baby boomers to what Gen Xers and millennials grew up idolizing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

John speaks about being fascinated by the piano for as long as he can remember, watching and idolizing English pianist Winifred Atwell when she would play on television.

From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2024

The former Newhall Hart High star grew up a huge Dodgers fan, idolizing former slugger Shawn Green and a young left-hander named Clayton Kershaw.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2024

Exasperated, I told him he was idolizing a guy who had mocked his daughter’s reporting on national TV.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2024

This is about idolizing and studying these pageant contestants her whole life, and finally allowing herself to be one.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy