glorify

“The restraints weren’t on. I didn’t want to glorify it.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Nawrocki said Kyiv's "decision to glorify the UPA is not only outrageous" but also "deeply disappointing", undermining "reconciliation" between the two nations.

From Barron's ● Jun. 20, 2026

Roman triumphal arches were built to glorify the immense, violent power of autocratic leaders.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2025

TV shows and social media can glorify the idea of student life.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2025

Don’t they all glorify God as much as ‘Paul’ and ‘Peter’ and ‘Simon’?” Aunty Ifeoma was getting annoyed; I knew by her raised voice, by her snappy tone.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

They will also be held directly responsible for protecting under-18s from pornography, online bullying, content that glorifies crime, and content that encourages eating disorders.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

“We have a culture that glorifies work,” says Tosti-Kharas, pointing to the ethos of hard work at the core of the American dream.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025

Even remembering how wide a beach used to be, or how the cliffs once withstood the tide, glorifies the notion that resilience is measured by our ability to remain unchanged.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025

"However," it added, "this does not mean at all that the image glorifies these figures or attributes any dignity to them."

From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2024

These memories would make my mental Cleveland picture somewhat sad, were it not for another recollection which dominates the picture and glorifies the city.

From Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street by Julian Street

‘Spider-Noir’ star Nicolas Cage says the MCU started off ‘marvelous’ but is becoming more like a ‘well-funded and glorified WWE.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Everyday people are likely to view traditional chatbots as glorified search engines, he believes.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

Yes, you’re getting a glorified ad for a tech company, but this wasn’t going to have the uncanny-valley, human-repelling motifs so common in all the other infomercials for A.I. products.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

Hiding away in a glorified ice chest would also have been a blow to the 80-year-old’s dignity.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

I was just another sad, lost, lonely soul, wasting his life on a glorified videogame.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

Several Russian officials welcomed the planned shows, while others expressed concerns about the rapper's past comments glorifying Nazi Germany, a sensitive issue in Russia.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

“Duchamp Takes New York” readily conforms to the predictable narrative about the artist, glorifying his influence and spirit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

That makes a graciously glorifying cultural district, which functions as creation being existential not commercial, just up the road from L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026

"Remembrance has never been about glorifying war. It's about recognising its cost: the lives changed forever and the lessons paid for, through unimaginable sacrifice," writes Prince Harry.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025

But his battle with Riefenstahl—ultimately and ironically a battle over a shared goal, glorifying the ideals of the Nazis—raged on throughout the remainder of the games and beyond.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown