How to Use adoration in a Sentence

adoration

noun
  • The doctor has earned the adoration of his patients.
  • They looked at the baby in adoration.
  • Yes, that love, respect and adoration…that was my high point.
    — Harish Pullanoor, Quartz, 13 Feb. 2022
  • This gained her the adoration of many fans in and outside of tennis.
    — Anna Purna Kambhampaty, Time, 5 Sep. 2019
  • But the show as a whole doesn’t stand up under that tsunami of adoration.
    — Helen Shaw, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2021
  • The looks of adoration on their faces were of a kind seldom seen outside of a manger.
    — Christopher Lloyd, WSJ, 27 Aug. 2022
  • My list is filled with personal adoration for each of these plants.
    — Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Her adoration of Hujar comes through, as well as her ease around him.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2025
  • And paired with the ethos of Baccarat, the spa takes that adoration over the top.
    — Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 2 June 2023
  • Read more about this place's investment in and adoration of the sport here.
    — Payton Titus, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
  • There will be more and more adoration of the Army, even though the Army has failed.
    — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2023
  • There’s nothing but adoration in it.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2026
  • From his many, many jobs to his love and adoration of his mother, Kirk was one of a kind.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2022
  • With adoration and love of your strength, kindness, and beauty.
    — Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 14 July 2024
  • 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
  • For most of that first day home, his cat sat in his lap, purring and looking up at him in total adoration.
    — Lindsey Vehlewald, SELF, 9 Nov. 2018
  • Sinner seemed to grow even thinner in the swell of adoration for his rival.
    — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
  • And the band delivered a set worthy of that adoration even if things got off to a slow start.
    — cleveland, 6 Nov. 2022
  • This is far from the first time Ina has shared her adoration for this saucy and cozy comfort food recipe.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2026
  • This is far from the first time Ina has shared her adoration for this saucy and cozy comfort food recipe.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Catcore is a play on words for her love of hardcore and punk music and her adoration of cats.
    — Andrew Henderson, The Courier-Journal, 9 Aug. 2017
  • She is known as a tough boss with a quick temper who can inspire in her staff fear and adoration at the same time.
    — Natalie Kitroeff, New York Times, 30 May 2024
  • Steady drums, chants and adoration roll for 90 minutes.
    — Theo Lloyd-Hughes, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Their goal was to combine his love of Black culture with her adoration of great food.
    — Essence, 12 June 2025
  • Paul’s adoration for the show extends to his costar Bryan Cranston.
    — Matt Cabral, EW.com, 20 Jan. 2025
  • This isn’t the first time Donnie has publicly shown adoration for his wife, though.
    — Rebecca Norris, Country Living, 6 Nov. 2021
  • To be fair to myself here, this level of adoration is a bit out of character.
    — Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 16 June 2026
  • But it’s layered with a thick and sugary frosting of adoration.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The adoration for this 2006 sci-fi thriller seems to grow with each passing year.
    — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
  • This is the rare instance when the love of a player was on the same level, if not greater, than the adoration for the team.
    — Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2025

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