idolize

As much as locals loathe Pillarhenge, they idolize Pinky.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

"I needed to take her from on high and put her on the ground because you can't play someone you idolize."

From Salon ● May 9, 2025

“For Kim, it’s still probably politically burdensome to idolize himself as he’s still young and hasn’t accumulated much achievements,” said Hong Min, an analyst at Seoul’s Korea Institute for National Unification.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2024

Not being able to live the idealized versions of herself—which include visions of being surrounded by friends and fans who love and idolize her for her beauty and talent—leaves Tessa profoundly distressed.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 16, 2023

“It’s time you learned, Eugenia, how things really are. You idolize Constantine too much. You always have.”

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

Based partly on Flynn and executive produced by Mel Brooks, it’s an affectionate portrait of an over-the-hill rogue told from the point of view of a young Jewish comedy writer who idolizes him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

But I bet anything Trump idolizes Grant more for his charisma, presence, and comic timing in comedies like Bringing Up Baby, His Girl Friday, and The Philadelphia Story.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

His cross-country supremacy has made him one of the most famous and beloved athletes in a country that idolizes the stars of winter sports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

When he debuts his new release at a theater in quaint Carverville, the town that idolizes him, it unleashes a supernatural force that turns Carvervillians into zombies.

From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2023

"Why, yes; the girl doesn't care for anybody in the whole word except her old father—and he idolizes her!"

From The Haunted Pajamas by Francis Perry Elliott

However, Matthew is busy trying, and failing, to write a speech for a ceremony honoring his idolized late father, Big Mac.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

To this day, he remembers getting autographs from players he idolized such as Colin Montgomerie and Retief Goosen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

John Lennon, in particular, idolized Dylan, whose performance style resonates across such early Beatles tracks as “I’m a Loser” and “You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away.”

From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2026

In place of the populars, Day said she began measuring herself against her favorite electronic artists, whose style of performance she idolized but felt she could never approximate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026

The only thing I know is I refuse to be one of Mom’s idolized Silent Sufferers.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

That has helped shift the landscape of the “collector” scene beyond the baby boomers to what Gen Xers and millennials grew up idolizing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

That was before he stood on a balcony in Wales, 15 years ago, and looked below to a mass of idolizing golf fans, begging to be sprayed with champagne.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2025

John speaks about being fascinated by the piano for as long as he can remember, watching and idolizing English pianist Winifred Atwell when she would play on television.

From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2024

But that hasn’t stopped South Korean baseball fans from idolizing a fellow East Asian player whose achievements are so rare they nearly defy imagination.

From New York Times ● Mar. 19, 2024

Siobhan’s father loved tennis, but he grew up idolizing a team in another sport.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson