Example Sentences

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Maher spoke reverentially about Trump after the president gave him a private guided tour.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2025

He leans in for a closer look and, almost reverentially, points to a scribble.

From Scientific American • Jun. 22, 2023

My relatives in East Los Angeles spoke reverentially about her efforts as a state Assembly member in the 1980s to stop the construction of a prison there.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2023

It is eaten always and everywhere, and its preparation is described almost reverentially.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2023

He reached into his breast pocket and produced a plain envelope, soiled around the edges, and held it out to me reverentially, as if it was an important artifact.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse