How To Use Idolize In A Sentence

  • She has one annoying but lovable big brother that looks out for her, and a little sister that adores and idolizes her.
  • Long gone are the days when Chairman Mao was idolised by radicals (and even respected by some mainstream academics) on American university campuses.
  • He knows nothing of it yet. I idolized this poor unhappy child.
  • I remember like about three years ago, I remember Walter and his wife Carol were having dinner at Mr. Chow's, and I remember going My God, I've kind of idolized Walter, I've been a fan for very many years, and so I just watched them. CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Walter Matthau and Diane Keaton Discuss the Making of `Hanging Up' - February 10, 2000
  • But I find it hard to make a judgment one way or the other, because the Pastoral Epistles are widely accepted as being pseudepigraphical, and yet I find it hard to imagine someone who idolizes Paul enough to write in his name penning 1 Timothy 1:15. Review of Doubting Jesus' Resurrection
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  • It's very tempting now she's not here to idolise her to my heart's content, but I do think she was extraordinary. Lorna Sage, my mum
  • Denied parents for so much of the year, Angel had idolized Pedro.
  • Idolize their favorite rappers and know all they songs.
  • It is no compliment to be the stupidly idolised master of a dog whose instinct it is to idolise, but it is a very distinct tribute to be chosen as the friend and confidant of a philosophic cat who is wholly his own master and could easily choose another companion if he found such a one more agreeable and interesting. Archive 2010-01-01
  • He looked into the crowd, first to the left then the right, all the while letting his people idolize him with cheers and yells.
  • No wonder the Italian poet Petrarch, who idolised women, could not read her letters without exclamatory annotations in the margins.
  • He proposed a story about the kids following the program who "idolize" Pavan. Omaha World-Herald > Frontpage
  • We idolize success and status and thus undermine our mutual respect.
  • Rather, the founders idolized G-d alone -- faith in Him was stamped even on our money -- and brooked no shallow, hollow substitutes, Hollywood superstars included. Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Obama's Soulless Obsession With Science and Math
  • They had one child, a girl whom they idolized.
  • She was not a typical middle-class girl in expensive clothes who idolized masculine negritude, but an ill-nourished, disturbed young woman who would have gone "for anyone sexy who offered her a cult, even if he'd been as white as milk. The Lessons of the Master
  • In fact in the same way that Victoria admires me, he idolizes Morgan, though I don't know why.
  • He looked into the crowd, first to the left then the right, all the while letting his people idolize him with cheers and yells.
  • She idolises her artist mother, Ingrid, who is as strong and dangerous as she is beautiful.
  • Bill idolizes his big brother, who is a professional footballer.
  • It was natural that, as she grew up, she should learn to idolise her own mother, whose memory became a religion to her. Biography in the DNB
  • I hope and pray he will resist the pressures to idolize pop stars, Hollywood types, and athletes.
  • Pre-pubescent boys love her, screaming little girls idolise her, 20 somethings want to be her and old men look at her and wish they were forty years younger.
  • My mother idolised my father and I know my father loved my mother deeply.
  • It's just incredible that we fought over whether I 'idolize' a comic book character. Planet Atheism
  • It was a pleasure to flog her, to defend her, to scrutinize, criticize and idolize her.
  • It is definitely the case that the players idolise him. Paul Scholes shines but Manchester United heritage industry has limits
  • Much as Lauper idolises the original generation of blues shouters, she now enjoys the status of an elder stateswoman herself. Cyndi Lauper: rhapsody in blues
  • Sheridan adored and idolized his big brother, Toews noted.
  • We idolize success and status and thus undermine our mutual respect.
  • And because they want to put somebody down, and they kind of idolize men in a strange way because they failed even in that category. CNN Transcript Aug 6, 2009
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  • This year's group includes a single mum who loves Beyonce, a rocker who idolises Pink, and a handyman who bears a resemblance to first series runner-up Shannon Noll.
  • The main character of this novel is sixteen-year-old, Matt, a twoccer who learned all the tricks of the trade from Jake, the older brother he idolizes.
  • Certainly the French father might have followed the custom of his class and country, and coerced his young daughter into the acceptance of any husband he might have chosen for her; but he did not feel disposed to use harsh measures with his only and idolized child; he rather preferred to exercise patience and forbearance toward her, until she should have outlived what he called her childish caprices. The Lost Lady of Lone
  • Poor people idolise the narcos: they admire their bravery, and they want to be like them.
  • I kind of idolized Mike growing up," says Robert C. "Bob" Gaffaney. Homepage | INFORUM | Fargo, ND
  • He is one of those players who opposition players and fans love to hate at the same time as he is idolised in his own backyard.
  • Jeff, who idolizes his mother, insists on emulating the conservative upbringing of his youth.
  • If youths consistently saw criminals outwitting police, they would idolise the criminals, Baksh added.
  • An alcoholic and often abusive father, Paul was nevertheless idolized by John, and consequentially his death devastated John. Tim o’brien | in the lake of the woods « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground
  • Tributes poured in from Republicans who idolized him and Democrats who respected his love of country and his political skills.
  • He does not hesitate to make his champion a prig, which is exactly what a youth so idolised by his family would be likely to become. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-08
  • I don't want my cousins, nieces and nephews are my daughter to idolise thugs.
  • Like a lot of expat Mormon men, and I hate to admit it, I kind of idolize Mormon athletes. By Common Consent, a Mormon Blog
  • Perhaps we've idolized security, absolutizing it above other values.
  • She had lots of friends, but she clung on to her big sister Samantha, who she idolised.
  • Lee Jong-Joo, a spokeswoman for South Korea's unification ministry, said Monday that efforts to "idolise" Jong-Un are underway but it was not possible to pinpoint the fur hat as a sign of his rising power. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
  • How do I know he wants to be enthroned and "idolized" in my heart? Phyllis
  • Is it some kind of perceived void in ourselves that causes us to seek validation by peering into the lives of those we idolize?
  • Then she discovered that Henry Gower did not exactly idolize her. THE INNOCENTS AT HOME (A SUPERINTENDENT KENWORTHY NOVEL)
  • Bringing him back was a very easy decision to make; all the players idolise him anyway so there was never going to be a problem fitting in. Manchester City's first half of season was fantastic, says Ferguson
  • Giovinco then spoke about the players he idolised as a youngster, and the four names he mentioned were Marco Van Basten, Diego Maradona, Michel Platini and Roberto Baggio.
  • They're part of what I call "narco cultura," and it feeds into the way a lot of young people in Mexico idolize the drug dealers. NPR Topics: News
  • Doug loved watching James Bond movies and idolised the bad guys, always plotting and scheming to become one himself, ‘only successful’ was his idea.
  • Bill idolizes his big brother, who is a professional footballer.
  • They watch too much MuchMusic and need to idolise somebody who isn't baring her midriff.
  • Irishman, trundling "that divil of a whirligig," as he disrespectfully called the idolized velocipede; then the wounded hero, supported by the helpful Polly; and Maud brought up the rear in tears, bearing Tom's cap. An Old-Fashioned Girl
  • He idolised prize-fighters, regarded racketeers as his friends and loved money though he had difficulty holding on to it.
  • Yesterday idolized , today hated and spit upon, tomorrow forgotten, and the day after tomorrow promoted to Sainthood.
  • She was a keen music fan who loved pop music and idolised Justin Timberlake.
  • To the parents of the children who 'idolize' Miley Cyrus: what exactly are they looking up to? Tween Angel, Part 2: More Behind-the-Scenes Photos of Miley Cyrus: Vanity Fair
  • The film is narrated collectively by a group of neighborhood boys, now older, who idolized and idealized the five girls.
  • They have described how the Renaissance blazon expresses the desire to fetishize and idolize the female body by fragmenting the subjective Other and reshaping her as a figura for the male poet's autonomy.
  • We idolized guys like Magic and Larry, trying to be like them in our backyard.
  • Naomi idolised her father as she was growing up.
  • Like it or not, there's a small group of people out there that idolize serial killers," said Kahan, the Houston victims' advocate who coined the term "murderabilia" and amassed his own collection to aid his crusade against it. PhillyDeals
  • In the late seventies, when Ian was starting out as a pro, he idolized Watson.
  • The cousin that idolizes you and follows you around and gets you in trouble, the parent that goes through your computer and books and papers to find out what you're doing just to show in some weird and creepy and way wiggy way that they care.
  • The family was forced to move, and Yeats sent Lady Gregory a few choice words about his idolized beloved.
  • Will you please consider the notion that the market you so idolize is spun off the cliff? Senate committee starts revising health care reform proposal
  • And on every magazine, we kind of idolize in a way their unions. CNN Transcript Feb 29, 2008
  • He idolises Kavanagh, and engineers a casual meeting with him on the way to school each morning.
  • THere are smart conservatives out there – why idolise the cretins of your party – Reagan, then Quayle, then W, now Palin. Poll: Was Palin's resignation a smart move?
  • Then she discovered that Henry Gower did not exactly idolize her. THE INNOCENTS AT HOME (A SUPERINTENDENT KENWORTHY NOVEL)
  • Then she discovered that Henry Gower did not exactly idolize her. THE INNOCENTS AT HOME (A SUPERINTENDENT KENWORTHY NOVEL)
  • Bill idolizes his big brother, who is a professional footballer.
  • We’ve had to negotiate treacherous waters to establish a pedagogically progressive seminary in a nation (and church) where traditionalism is often idolized. The Next Generation of Global leaders
  • In my early teens my friends and I simply adored and idolised the fabulous 1958 Bolton Wanderers FA Cup winning team, of which Ray was inside left.
  • As an AIDS activist, it makes me sick to my stomach to see someone engage in this behavior, and then to somehow "idolize" him. Daily News
  • Straight guys, who don't actually have sex with other men, tend to have man crushes that are more about idolization than they are about sexual attraction (granted, I just happen to "idolize" Ryan Reynolds 'abs). Pajiba
  • Caressed by the women, associating with the most amiable persons both of the court and the town, and, in short, idolized by the public, till the revolution, no performer led a more agreeable life than Paris as It Was and as It Is
  • Battered and the Pipes Shattered about their Eares, that idely Idolize so base and barbarous a Weed, or at least overlove so loathsome a The Social History of Smoking
  • I realize that as much as I respect these musicians, I do not idolize them very much in the form of hero worship.
  • He will want to protect, please and idolise her.
  • His lack of health was incredibly disturbing and traumatic for all of us, especially a young boy who idolised him.
  • It was a pleasure to flog her, to defend her, to scrutinize, criticize and idolize her.
  • Suddenly, that cherubic, sweet girl everyone idolized is demonized.
  • The title of this tirade is very quaint, viz. "Tobacco battered, and the Pipes shattered (about their Ears who idly idolize so base and barbarous a Weed; or at least-wise overlove so loathsome a Vanity) by a Volley of holy Shot from Mount Helicon. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831
  • Though she has an empathy with her subjects, she tries not to idolise them, ensuring that none of the biographies reads like a hagiography.
  • Then she discovered that Henry Gower did not exactly idolize her. THE INNOCENTS AT HOME (A SUPERINTENDENT KENWORTHY NOVEL)
  • Those had been the years when she idolized her mother, and the Queen Aurora could commit no crime in her daughter's innocent eyes.
  • Spc. Christopher N. Lanum, who attacked a fellow soldier at Fort Eustis with a knife and stun gun while wearing the costume, "idolized" The Joker, according to records filed yesterday in U.S. District Court in Norfolk. News for Richmond Times-Dispatch
  • It is not pleasant to see the man you idolise like this at 64. Robbie Savage: My family values
  • According to today's Washington Post, a man in Nevada who is said to have "idolized" the Virginia Tech murderer, has been arrested and charged with sending threatening e-mails to two other Virginia Tech students whose names had been reported as among those who had felt threatened - and in one case, stalked - by the killer. VDARE.com: Blog Articles
  • I know him a little, but I still totally idolise him. Portrait of the artist: Brian Wilson, musician
  • Some religions have several Gods, demi-Gods or deities, but they are also idolized or venerated by their followers.
  • There is another life story too, woven in with Isherwood's - that of his younger brother Richard, from the start dispraised in favour of the idolised Christopher.
  • Man crush is a strong emotion a straight man shows when he respects, admires and idolizes another man, totally non-sexual.
  • The calf took food from Papa and me but she clearly idolized Mother as the savior who brought the bottle.
  • He is a sprawling maverick with a gravel-slide voice and bluesy guitar copied by Eric Clapton, idolised by Phil Collins and revered for his gruff love ballads.
  • They disgusted her but her sister idolized them with the passion of an otaku.
  • that divil of a whirligig," as he disrespectfully called the idolized velocipede; then the wounded hero, supported by the helpful Polly; and Maud brought up the rear in tears, bearing Tom's cap. An Old-Fashioned Girl
  • I like the way Alex pointed out why a lot of people 'idolize' this guy. Toronto: Surviving Soderbergh's 262 Minute Che Double Feature « FirstShowing.net
  • They would never have confided such a mission to someone who spends his free time suing film stars and having himself idolised by a camarilla of cameramen.
  • Many teenagers idolized the Beatles
  • The film is narrated collectively by a group of neighborhood boys, now older, who idolized and idealized the five girls.

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