idolize
Example Sentences
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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.
“Just because I grew up idolizing a lot of those guys.”
From Los Angeles Times
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
Murphy idolized Pryor as a young comedian and wanted to be like him.
From Los Angeles Times
There’s a moment in first episode of the third season of “Lupin” when Assane Diop, the gentleman thief audiences love, walks through a crowd that once idolized him.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
