adoration
noun
ad·o·ra·tion
ˌa-də-ˈrā-shən 
Examples of adoration in a Sentence
They looked at the baby in adoration.
The doctor has earned the adoration of his patients.
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Cruise went public with his adoration of the hit movie Sunday.
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Scoring five in his last three starts, McTominay is on the crest of a light blue Neopolitan wave, drinking in the fans’ adoration with every strike.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Even with his adoration though, it’s taken Paul W.S. Anderson more than three decades to make a fantasy feature.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
Joseph Lawrence, whose adoration of his first wife blinds him to all other women, is getting dragged to the strip club.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2025
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Scoring five in his last three starts, McTominay is on the crest of a light blue Neopolitan wave, drinking in the fans’ adoration with every strike.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Even with his adoration though, it’s taken Paul W.S. Anderson more than three decades to make a fantasy feature.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
Joseph Lawrence, whose adoration of his first wife blinds him to all other women, is getting dragged to the strip club.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for adoration
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“Adoration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adoration. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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