idolized

Example Sentences

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Like many schoolboys, I idolized Indiana Jones and James Bond for all the usual reasons, not least their double lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

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

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Mr. Bird idolized that flawed man, and Mr. O’Brien writes that the son always claimed that Joe Bird took his life so that his ex-wife, Larry’s mother, Georgia, could receive his social-security checks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Murphy idolized Pryor as a young comedian and wanted to be like him.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025

“I know. My dad played the field. Once he and my mom split up, I lived with him. He was always ‘the man’ and I idolized him.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray