[ UK /ˌædjʊlˈe‍ɪʃən/ ]
[ US /ˌædʒəˈɫeɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
  1. servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise

How To Use adulation In A Sentence

  • Liberals have their own celebrities, and I think sometimes their adulation is a little much. Easter Lemming Liberal News
  • July 24, 2008 at 7:40 am bwavo fur yoo taht is teh moust ONerable & lubbing ting wii candoo 4 halpin tew kweep teh strai fural popadulation xploshunz unda control. der aura pharm kittehs next tew mai werk taht i haff helped wiff. i pray CC pours abunnydances inta yoor pocket tew help wit fundz! Dun wanna go to skool. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
  • Central to the latest McCain drive is an attempt to use against Mr. Obama the huge crowds and excitement he has drawn, including on his foreign trip last week, by promoting a view of him as more interested in attention and adulation than in solving the problems facing American families. The Early Word: Whose Narrative Is It, Anyway? - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
  • Such profuse adulation of the rich exists side-by-side with occasional media trashing of individuals as overly piggish or personally flawed.
  • All year long, the Bruins were living with the fame and adulation of being defending national champions.
  • The officer basked in the adulation of his followers.
  • This year, he received a strong response from his fans, but nothing like the rain of adulation he generated last year.
  • Some of the time the crowd drown him out completely, and he stalks the stage revelling in the adulation.
  • And how does a pop droid react to such adulation? Times, Sunday Times
  • Miss Margland, who came but for two days, sought with much adulation to obtain an invitation for a longer stay; but Mrs. Berlinton, though all courtesy and grace, incommoded herself with no society that she did not find pleasing. Camilla
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