idolized
Example Sentences
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To this day, he remembers getting autographs from players he idolized such as Colin Montgomerie and Retief Goosen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 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
But then he said, “Gary was young. Very creative. Ambitious. We idolized the Beats.”
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
