idol

Example Sentences

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For her recent birthday, she was surprised by another famous dance idol, former Royal Ballet dancer Wayne Sleep, who sent a personal message encouraging her to "keep going".

From BBC

In the first round, Paul—dressed in a red and yellow homage to antagonist idol Hulk Hogan—threw 11 punches, landing two.

From The Wall Street Journal

The pop idol is wearing a suit and Epstein is seen in a zip-up hoodie.

From BBC

"Absolutely, everyone looked at Matt as an idol and if he said 'jump' they'd say 'how high'," Mr Robinson said, adding "everyone wanted to be around him, work for him".

From BBC

Murray loved to talk to the young writer from Keokuk, Iowa, or Madison, Wis., who would inevitably make their way down press row to introduce themselves before the game to their idol.

From Los Angeles Times