exalt
Example Sentences
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In discrediting us, he seeks to turn the American people against the press and use their anger to control us and our coverage, all while exalting himself.
From Salon
This level of self-regard in a writer and thinker as justifiably exalted as Smith may explain why our nation is turning on reading: aristocracies breed resentment among the proles.
From Los Angeles Times
How does the nation reward its most exalted citizens?
Matthew 23: “Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
From Los Angeles Times
Orange County exalts the suburb, something that L.A. has by choice and chance obliterated.
From Los Angeles Times
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