reverently
Example Sentences
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Muivah studied briefly in Beijing's College of Diplomacy, visited Vietnam and came back speaking reverently of Mao and Zhou Enlai - though he would later fuse their ideology with a deeply Christian nationalism.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025
After one of star Cynthia Erivo’s solos, the audience clapped so loud, long and reverently, that tears came to the singer’s eyes — which only caused the crowd to cheer harder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2025
Anything that takes the Olympics less than reverently would be welcome.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
Combs, one of country music's biggest stars, reverently explained that he did not wish to revise Chapman’s flawless art.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2024
She slipped the photo out of its album sleeve and held it up reverently.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
