revering

Example Sentences

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Armstrong, who grew up revering Schulz, has a deep connection to Franklin.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2024

History has tricked us into revering these men, Diaz suggests, so he will too.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2022

Duterte’s supporters began revering Ronald dela Rosa, his shaven-headed chief of the National Police, who took on a rock star image and had women screaming in adoration in the streets.

From Washington Post • Oct. 22, 2021

Sociologists often distinguish between "benevolent" sexism, which is often expressed in terms of "revering" and "protecting" women, and "hostile" sexism, commonly called "misogyny," or the hatred of women.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2021

Hence religion is the regular or constant habit of revering the gods, and would be represented by the word devotion—an aspect most important to bear in mind.

From The Discipline of War Nine Addresses on the Lessons of the War in Connection with Lent by Potter, John Hasloch