idolize
verb (used with object)
to regard with blind adoration, devotion, etc.
had idolized
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past perfectof idolize.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Rock had idolized Taylor, still does, and stuck with it.
From Washington Times ● May 19, 2023
The breakup dealt her an emotional blow as she had idolized her parents’ union and thought she’d have a marriage as long-lasting as theirs.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2022
With the balance of power significantly in his favor, I had idolized him.
From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2021
Rivera also struck up a relationship with Madden, the coach of the Raiders teams that Rivera had idolized during his California boyhood.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 5, 2016
The accusations he had heard from Muriel at the wedding seemed to have nested in his brain like diseased things, infecting his memories of the wizard he had idolized.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
