revered
Example Sentences
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He is revered by many of his competitors.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
The names of Gareth Bale, Aaron Ramsey and Craig Bellamy revered as everlasting icons of Welsh football.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Chavez was one of the most revered figures in the Latinx civil rights movement.
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026
The image draws parallels between Khamenei, his father and Imam Ali, a figure who is deeply revered by Shia Muslims.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
The two of them ate and talked more as if they were two girls rather than a revered elder and a child.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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