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.
  • 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
  • She is known as a tough boss with a quick temper who can inspire in her staff fear and adoration at the same time.
    Natalie Kitroeff, New York Times, 30 May 2024
  • There’s much more adoption and adoration for the model now.
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2022
  • This isn’t the first time Donnie has publicly shown adoration for his wife, though.
    Rebecca Norris, Country Living, 6 Nov. 2021
  • Aside from their adoration for man’s best friend, Tam and Chung also share a love of coffee.
    Cristin Espinosa, Dallas News, 10 May 2021
  • This isn't the first time Alaina has shared her adoration for the country superstar.
    Tristan Balagtas, PEOPLE.com, 29 Sep. 2021
  • The '90s trend, which regained adoration of the masses over the past year, is everywhere right now.
    Averi Baudler, PEOPLE.com, 22 Sep. 2021
  • As the shot fell through and the sellout crowd erupted, James raised his arms, saluted and took in the adoration from the hometown faithful.
    Chris Fedor, cleveland, 20 Feb. 2022
  • The visit would seem out of place — were this political season not already defined by a High Fidelity-level of vinyl adoration, at least by the Democrats.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2024
  • But the author’s unabashed adoration of De Palma can be a hindrance to deeper understanding.
    Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024

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