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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Li described herself as having a lifelong suspicion of all forms of emotional melodrama, stemming from her experience as a child in China listening to propagandist operas, in which singers made extravagant claims of adoration and allegiance.
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Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
From his many, many jobs to his love and adoration of his mother, Kirk was one of a kind.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Gladys Knight struggles but met with adoration The adoring audience didn't need an opening hype video to recognize how special this single-show lineup was - but admittedly Knight, 81, was having a harder night.
—Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Thousands stomped in the bleachers, creating rumbling waves of adoration.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
From his many, many jobs to his love and adoration of his mother, Kirk was one of a kind.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Gladys Knight struggles but met with adoration The adoring audience didn't need an opening hype video to recognize how special this single-show lineup was - but admittedly Knight, 81, was having a harder night.
—Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Thousands stomped in the bleachers, creating rumbling waves of adoration.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 22 Sep. 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 10 Oct. 2025.
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