Example Sentences

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There was even a time when even George W. Bush was practically deified.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2024

But rather than commune with Marika, his deified mother, Miquella wants to escape the strictures and expectations of her Golden Order.

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2024

"The child would become deified and worshipped for generations as the villagers' intermediary with the gods".

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2023

Professional athletes — particularly male ones — are often deified by the public, said Derek Van Rheenen, an education professor at UC Berkeley who studies the intersection of sports and society.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2020

By 1608 it was possible to complain that ‘nowadays the discoverers of new things are virtually deified’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton