idolize

Example Sentences

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Segel: It’s a really nice thing to have people who you admire and respect, idolize, come in and say that they love the show.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

They idolize him beyond anything that is reasonable.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2024

“For Kim, it’s still probably politically burdensome to idolize himself as he’s still young and hasn’t accumulated much achievements,” said Hong Min, an analyst at Seoul’s Korea Institute for National Unification.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2024

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

But Hoggart’s calm prose only makes me recall the urgency with which I came to idolize my grammar school teachers.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez