adulation

Example Sentences

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He definitely doesn’t need the adulation at Augusta.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

O'Reilly took the adulation of the City fans after his goals and it will be a double celebration this weekend after turning 21 on Saturday.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Both beneficiary and victim of white America’s longstanding insistence on having one media-anointed leader serve as the spokesman for tens of millions of Black citizens, he drew adulation and jeers but consistently held the spotlight.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Cricket does not enjoy the same adulation in Nepal as it does in neighbouring South Asian nations where the game dominates popular culture.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

He didn’t want the adulation of the fellows anymore—he simply wanted to be The Goober, to play football and to run in the morning.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier