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
Slowly, reverently, Matthias lowered the shield of Martin, down on to the stone circle that had been carved many long years before to receive it.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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