Example Sentences
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Also through him, we get to watch as Susan becomes disillusioned with the thing that she idolized the most: the music industry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
But Ike was never the sort of man-on-horseback-style commander that Churchill idolized in the manner of the First Duke of Marlborough, Napoleon Bonaparte or the Duke of Wellington.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
It’s clear from page one of “The Sane One” that James “Peter” Konkle, a human resources manager for 7-Eleven, was a charismatic figure — someone she idolized completely while growing up in Vermont and Massachusetts.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
Yet Norris, who idolized John Wayne as a child, became an actor as an afterthought.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
Their story painted a sappy, romantic picture that I’d idolized.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
