Example Sentences

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The Greek intellectual elite would have revered him as we revere our warrior-heroes today.

From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2023

"And I think those are voters that are probably more likely to have revered Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her legacy."

From Fox News • Sep. 19, 2020

Traditional institutions that we have revered and depended upon for security and stability are now just as often seen as part of the problem as part of the solution.

From Forbes • Aug. 2, 2015

This explains why for centuries opera-goers have revered works written in languages they do not speak.

From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2011

"I have revered the gods so far," said he; "but at this moment I think that not they are over the world, but one mad, malicious monster named Nero."

From Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero by Curtin, Jeremiah