How to Use adoring in a Sentence

adoring

adjective
  • Clad in jeans and a flannel shirt, Bryan wowed the adoring crowd.
    Denise Warner, Billboard, 6 June 2018
  • What fed and sustained Miss Brodie was the sunlight of the adoring gaze.
    Ben Brantley, New York Times, 9 July 2018
  • Of course, even with the adoring crowds, there'll still be an 800 pound gorilla in the room called ...
    Dan Sweeney, Sun-Sentinel.com, 5 July 2017
  • The workers honk and wave like celebrities to their adoring fans.
    Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 May 2018
  • From on high, Bagel calmly surveys the scene and her adoring fans.
    Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 11 June 2019
  • Res ipse loquitur, y’all, and the adoring crowd drank it all down like so much apple brandy.
    Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 12 Dec. 2017
  • The pop star raised his hands, striking a messianic pose from the stage as the adoring crowd strained to touch the edges of his flowing robe.
    Lorraine Ali, latimes.com, 2 Apr. 2018
  • The Guardian noted that, in front of an adoring crowd, the Queen tapped an iPad to officially send the post into the world.
    Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 7 Mar. 2019
  • But no amount of think pieces can keep Snoop away from his adoring Colorado public.
    Dylan Owens, The Know, 28 Feb. 2017
  • The Birthday Bey has a message for all her adoring subjects.
    D. Elizabeth, Glamour, 6 Sep. 2018
  • For many women of a certain age, Adam Brody's breakthrough roles were the ideal of an adoring boyfriend.
    Samantha Leach, Glamour, 23 Aug. 2019
  • To close their set of love songs, the group threw several bouquets of roses into the adoring crowd.
    Taylor Mims, Billboard, 14 Sep. 2019
  • And still have a second left over to soak in the adulation of their adoring maintenance fans.
    Sarah Bahr, Indianapolis Star, 14 June 2018
  • With 5 seconds left, Larranaga pulled him from the game to get a curtain call from the adoring hometown fan base.
    David Wilson, ajc, 22 Nov. 2017
  • She is survived by her adoring husband, Georg Richard Kurt, her best friend, soul-mate and partner in life.
    Orlando Sentinel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 29 Sep. 2017
  • The president's boast raised eyebrows in the press corps, but drew loud applause from the adoring throng inside the Bay Center.
    John Sharp, AL.com, 12 Dec. 2017
  • May your laps be furry and warm this season with adoring, happy pets.
    Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Dec. 2017
  • The president traveled to Battle Creek, Mich., to bask in the adulation of his adoring fan base.
    Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2019
  • As soon as the adoring couple arrived in Venice, Sand was attacked by dysentery.
    Benita Eisler, WSJ, 8 June 2018
  • Towards the end of his set, Shah came out from the booth with his wireless 25-key controller to bring the Balearic beats closer to the adoring #TranceFamily.
    Deanna Rilling, Billboard, 22 May 2018
  • An adoring admirer might be in the mood for a romantic romp but there might be other things on the schedule.
    Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive.com, 8 June 2019
  • The growing group didn’t have to wait long – Anala (girl) and Jeda (boy) bounded out of their den and put on quite a show for their adoring fans while first-time mom Sohni watched on.
    Susan B. Barnes, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2018
  • In the last few years, some of the biggest names in music have rallied behind a simple message for their adoring fans: Put away your phones.
    Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2018
  • And his mother lost an adoring son who, by all accounts, took her lessons of resolve and selflessness very much to heart.
    Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 3 July 2019
  • The adoring boy who wanted to know only your best qualities.
    Sydney Scott, Essence, 22 Jan. 2020
  • Verlander doffed his cap to the adoring crowd, which remained in applause for about 30 seconds.
    Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 28 Sep. 2019
  • Instead, an adoring public has now found a new way to pay Pete thousands of dollars for more memes.
    Patricia Hernandez, The Verge, 9 Nov. 2018
  • Mickelson was not immune, either, but the adoring crowd didn’t much care.
    Marcus Hayes, Philly.com, 14 June 2018
  • Button is an extremely adoring girl who has lived with people of all ages, dogs, other cats and even a bunny.
    The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2021
  • After all was said and done, having defended the novel in the most adoring and erudite terms, Lionel Trilling informed his wife, having observed the couple in action, that Véra was Lolita.
    Stacy Schiff, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2021

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