Example Sentences
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Growing up in Derby, England, he admired films like “Citizen Kane” and “Taxi Driver” because they centered on “characters you don’t completely understand.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Both younger and older Emma are fiercely admired but close themselves off to love.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
Buffett was an enthusiastic supporter of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, stating in 2006 he "greatly" admired what it was accomplishing and promised to make yearly donations.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
In his home village in Punjab, Bishnoi is admired rather than reviled for many of the crimes attributed to him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
I don’t deny that there is truth in this, but it hardly explains why Merton found the same virtues being admired by scientists in the 1940s as were admired by scientists in the 1660s.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
