reverent

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Recent Examples of reverent But despite hints of humor and sensuality, this adaptation can sometimes lapse into the reverent formality of a Masterpiece miniseries. Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Dec. 2024 At the center on one side was a life-size Virgin holding the Child, surrounded by 40 reverent haloed figures. Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024 Beethoven would hardly recognize our concert-going culture, in which people sit in reverent silence, then clap politely and go home. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Oct. 2024 The conductor of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s crazy train on Saturday night was actor Jack Black, who had the honor of inducting Ozzy Osbourne into the institution with a speech that was predictably reverent and hilarious. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reverent 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reverent
Adjective
  • In 2008, her father unsuccessfully ran against Barack Obama in the presidential election, but McCain and Obama maintained a cordial, respectful relationship.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Bam Adebayo said there’s more to come for the reserved, respectful Stockholm, Sweden, native.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Her chef and housekeeper, Bruna (Alba Rohrwacher), is timid and worshipful but able to take quietly decisive action when necessary.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
  • In a country given to worshipful talk of Founding Fathers, this is not a new subject on the political stage.
    Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Some of the press has called me negatively reverential to Maria Callas.
    Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024
  • How reverential can anyone find the job after this?
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • The pious townspeople eat food for sustenance, not enjoyment, and for over a decade Babette dutifully prepares a rather drab-looking bread soup for the sisters, per their instructions.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
  • And yet something about her pious active listening face really gets to Urs.
    Caroline Framke, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • As with any good Southern tradition, part of what makes football season so holy is the food.
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The collection spans categories like body care — Bath & Body Works’ holy grail — home decor, candles, and beyond, with prices starting at $1.95.
    Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Between the lines: Hegseth, who's been married three times, portrays himself as a family man and devout Christian.
    Mike Allen, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
  • This represents a substantive shift among the faithful: For decades, women were always more devout, both in U.S. churches and around the world.
    Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Bert Smith, a classical archaeologist at Oxford University, told the New York Times that the statue was probably made for religious purposes.
    George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Apocalyptic thinking fuelled the Crusades, stoked the English Civil Wars, and gave rise to seventeenth-century religious movements like the Fifth Monarchists.
    Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025

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