Examples of reverent in a Sentence
a reverent crowd of worshippers
a reverent tone of voice
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The learning process for me over the course of the first two years was to not be as reverent of the original.
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Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
The Sundance online platform has allowed for a more democratic festival experience (feature film tickets cost $35) when stacked against its peer events, which are reverent to theaters only and in less accessible locations.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Feb. 2025
Since the film’s release, last November, critics have been divided over whether Prieto was too reverent toward Rulfo’s work.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
The performance is soft and delicate, with the few people in attendance affording Gibson the reverent silence that was so lacking in Austin.
—Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2024
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Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
The Sundance online platform has allowed for a more democratic festival experience (feature film tickets cost $35) when stacked against its peer events, which are reverent to theaters only and in less accessible locations.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Feb. 2025
Since the film’s release, last November, critics have been divided over whether Prieto was too reverent toward Rulfo’s work.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
The performance is soft and delicate, with the few people in attendance affording Gibson the reverent silence that was so lacking in Austin.
—Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Reverent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reverent. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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reverent
adjective
rev·er·ent
ˈrev-(ə-)rənt 
ˈrev-ərnt
: very respectful : showing reverence
reverently
adverb
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