How to Use idol in a Sentence

idol

noun
  • The fake idol at tribal is gone.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Thank u for being my first idol.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Lusth later found the idol in his bag.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Now, there are three idols active.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Drea and Maryanne had played their idol and amulet to get it.
    — al, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Would Rizo have played his idol?
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
  • And then Kristina plays the idol.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Choin has described Kim as her idol.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 10 Feb. 2026
  • All of my idols were just, like, the one white woman in a ski film.
    — Outside Online, 16 July 2025
  • Both malls will use a large picture frame to keep kids away from their idol.
    — oregonlive, 29 Oct. 2020
  • When your chip bags spilled over and your idols reeked and all your friends tried to kill you.
    — Jessica Furseth, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
  • First of all, if there were no fans, there would be no idols or artists in this world.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Some people have said this is a form of idol worship.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
  • An idol has been hidden in every state.
    — Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The idol finders inspire me to take risks.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The late-night host has described Lear as one of his idols.
    — Doha Madani, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Those who dream of getting paid to not work have a new set of idols to look up to.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Vrabel was asked about his idols growing up.
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
  • There are so many ways that the idol or the advantage could have gone.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Sometimes meeting your idols is worth it.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
  • His idol Larry Bird laughed next to him.
    — ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The film is not just about Kanye’s fame, but about other idols, too.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
  • But by and large, Watt hadn’t yet figured out how to work with his idol.
    — Brad Sanders, SPIN, 13 Mar. 2023
  • RizGod is still not going to play his idol on you, bro.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
  • A lot of people talk about the regret of going home with an idol.
    — Nick Caruso, TVLine, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The idea of playing a magnetic pop idol gave him pause.
    — Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
  • The teen idols squired Evert and Navratilova to a drive-in movie.
    — Sally Jenkins, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2023
  • Dress up as your idol and grab some friends to go as the full squad on Halloween night.
    — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 28 July 2022
  • The pair then split to look for an idol, which Lindsay just misses.
    — Mike Rose, cleveland, 11 May 2022
  • Fans voted 80% of fans to idols being part of the game.
    — Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 25 Feb. 2026

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