idols

Example Sentences

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Even after the show began, hundreds of ticketless fans braved the rain to listen to their idols outside the venue.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

The young filmmaker, who counts "One Battle After Another" director Paul Thomas Anderson among his idols, said the isolation and missed opportunities that technology imposes on men in particular was something he wanted to examine.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

Flesh-and-blood idols almost always fall short of our expectations.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

If anything, he’s fanning it, talking about the possibility of testing himself against cycling idols like four-time Tour champ Tadej Pogacar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

But as much as I’d daydreamed about attending gymnastics camp with some of my elite-level idols, I had something else on my mind that afternoon.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles