reverent

Example Sentences

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The two-hour “Tina” is likely to be the diva’s last word and designed as a reverent look at a performer who refuses to allow her suffering to define her outrageous success.

From Salon

Those hands looked strong, but the way he touched the wool was gentle —reverent, almost.

From Literature

Along the way they were met by thousands of admirers, who mostly greeted them with reverent silence rather than cheers or applause.

From Salon

Tuna says everyone who has come to see the art has left feeling a bit more reverent.

From Los Angeles Times

Gene Wilder, in an archival interview, grows absolutely reverent when asked about his first meeting with Mr. Brooks, who gave him his big break in “The Producers.”

From The Wall Street Journal