How to Use adoration in a Sentence
adoration
noun- The doctor has earned the adoration of his patients.
- They looked at the baby in adoration.
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After a while, he was taken up by one of them and cast into an ecstasy of adoration.
— Lynn Freed, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2020 -
Answer all three correctly, and you will be showered with adoration like Debbie.
— Adam Tamburin, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024 -
Whereas most wee lads are the subject of their parents’ adoration, I was raised with outright derision.
— Harris Mayersohn, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2020 -
Members of the youth orchestra speak of him with adoration, and his joy in conducting the ensemble is evident.
— Fredric Dannen, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024 -
All 48 parishes in the 14-county diocese will be open during the three-day period for private prayer and have set aside time for adoration.
— Terry Demio, The Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2020 -
In that safe space of unbridled adoration, some found friends for life, career opportunities, and even romantic partners.
— Lucy Ford, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024 -
In another episode, Ramy translates his adoration of Sheikh Ali into a delusion of romantic love for his daughter.
— Shamira Ibrahim, The Atlantic, 11 June 2020 -
But across the 17-race circuit, the adoration for the 45-year-old Brazilian driver is consistent, no matter the crowd size or location.
— Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 7 June 2020 -
And paired with the ethos of Baccarat, the spa takes that adoration over the top.
— Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 2 June 2023 -
There will be more and more adoration of the Army, even though the Army has failed.
— David Remnick, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2023 -
The room smelled of wet and bodies and kink and adoration.
— Hayley Folk, refinery29.com, 11 Jan. 2022 -
What did the cast think of all this adoration through art?
— Dan Snierson, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2021 -
What if there's room and love and adoration enough for both?
— Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 11 Nov. 2021 -
The looks of adoration on their faces were of a kind seldom seen outside of a manger.
— Christopher Lloyd, WSJ, 27 Aug. 2022 -
But the party had, at last, made its choice, and Trump drank in the adoration of the crowd like a man dying of thirst.
— Laura Jedeed, The New Republic, 9 Aug. 2022 -
Which parts of the ear are getting the most adoration through adornment right now?
— Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 30 Nov. 2023 -
But despite the adoration for the music of those times, Sanchez does not feel like he was born in the wrong decade.
— Gen Handley, SPIN, 26 Dec. 2023 -
Rodriguez, of Sin City and Spy Kids fame, wasn't just there to bask in adoration.
— A A Dowd, Chron, 13 Mar. 2023 -
The adoration for this 2006 sci-fi thriller seems to grow with each passing year.
— Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2021 -
From his many, many jobs to his love and adoration of his mother, Kirk was one of a kind.
— Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2022 -
And that the object of their adoration should be — Donald Trump.
— Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 Apr. 2023 -
And the band delivered a set worthy of that adoration even if things got off to a slow start.
— cleveland, 6 Nov. 2022 -
But the show as a whole doesn’t stand up under that tsunami of adoration.
— Helen Shaw, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2021 -
Faul’s adoration for this tangy, sweet and sour fruit led him to start Tamarelo, the first tamarind liqueur made in the United States.
— Jeanette Hurt, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021 -
The recipient of his adoration is a 14-year-old girl; the old man pays to watch her sleep.
— Michael Greenberg, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024 -
In other words, which parts of the ear are getting the most adoration through adornment right now?
— Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 31 May 2022 -
Yes, that love, respect and adoration…that was my high point.
— Harish Pullanoor, Quartz, 13 Feb. 2022 -
The prevailing response to the Australian act’s third album has thus far been a general adoration for and excitement about the way its dozen tracks capture the bright sound and breezy spirit of the ’90s rave world.
— Katie Bain, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024
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