adoration

Example Sentences

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While basking in the adoration of Chiefs fans for perhaps the last time on Christmas Day, tight end Travis Kelce moved up to No. 9 on the all-time NFL receiving list.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

Ms. MacDonald’s love for the company—the book ends with a ranking of her 50 favorite Nintendo games—can veer toward blinkered adoration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

In the early 2000s, Thaksin broke the mould of Thai politics with populist policies that earned him the adoration of millions, and previously unprecedented overall election victories.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

As I’ve gotten older, that vitriol slowly transformed into acceptance, then adoration.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2026

With time she lost her prudence and began to let her adoration show in many ways that did not go unobserved by Esteban.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende