idols

Example Sentences

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High among Calva’s priorities while on the Croisette is meeting one of his cinematic idols, Spanish master Pedro Almodóvar, whose latest film, “Bitter Christmas,” is playing in the main competition.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

But it was only 15 years later that such works, satirising one of China's most contentious idols, cost Gao Zhen his freedom.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

“Rory was one of my idols growing up,” Howell said, “so it’ll be a super special moment for me.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The young filmmaker, who counts "One Battle After Another" director Paul Thomas Anderson among his idols, said the isolation and missed opportunities that technology imposes on men in particular was something he wanted to examine.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

As if these teenage idols could ever take the place he was so willingly giving up.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago