worshipful

Example Sentences

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The painter Frederic Edwin Church would make detailed sketches of plants that might appear in his spectacular, worshipful paintings of the wilderness.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

But you will not be getting a worshipful retelling of author Bram Stoker’s horror classic.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025

They don’t have the same kind of worshipful attitude toward the people who, over many years, created Canada.

From Slate • May 8, 2024

On the one hand, those who have persevered for a decade verge on worshipful.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2023

Voldemort raised his hand to silence her, and she did not speak another word, but eyed him in worshipful fascination.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling