worshipful

Example Sentences

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They don’t have the same kind of worshipful attitude toward the people who, over many years, created Canada.

From Slate • May 8, 2024

On the one hand, those who have persevered for a decade verge on worshipful.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2023

Stephen Fulton, 77, had been appointed worshipful grand master of Cookstown Loyal Orange Lodge Number 3, as revealed by the Sunday Life newspaper.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2023

His social media feed is mostly re-posts of worshipful memes about him and some all-caps primal screaming about his legal difficulties.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2022

“Hey, Lawrence. How you doin’?” Younger brother, Tom Chamberlain, bright-faced, highvoiced, a new lieutenant, worshipful.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara