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

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

He was called the best bartender in America, his name whispered reverently by barkeeps at cocktail dens worldwide.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023

Many Osage looked on from the benches, fanning themselves in the heat; a few stole glances at cell phones, but most watched reverently.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann