How to Use idolize in a Sentence

idolize

verb
Definition of idolizenext
Synonyms for idolizenext
  • As a young girl, Spears idolized the star—and wanted to be like her.
    — TIME, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Kacey was around the best teams, idolized the greatest players.
    — Chris Melchiorre, Philly.com, 5 May 2018
  • That’s why he was idolized by those who read him, listened to him, learned from him.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2024
  • Girls will always have floaty-haired ice skaters to idolize.
    — Anna Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2020
  • Putin hung onto the old system and idolized the strength of the Soviet state.
    — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 3 July 2017
  • Williams, soon to be 38, can still defeat the kids who grew up idolizing her.
    — Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2019
  • At one point the most idolized of the lads, Styles has been mostly laying low since the band went on hiatus.
    — Richard Lawson, Vanities, 28 Mar. 2017
  • The biggest homage to the films comes in the form of their star, Robert De Niro, playing a dapper late-night host whom Arthur idolizes.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2019
  • Little boys by nature, look up to and idolize their old man.
    — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 21 Aug. 2021
  • It was capped by a few words from Andruw Jones, the player Jansen grew up idolizing.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2023
  • From very early on, Kim Jong Un’s mother was idolized in the country.
    — Alex Ward, Vox, 20 June 2019
  • There aren’t many trumpet marine stars out there to idolize.
    — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Payton idolized him and sometimes called him dad, Lorenz said.
    — Ruth Brown, idahostatesman, 22 June 2017
  • All the bad issues in religion have come from idolizing the Bible.
    — Joe Lynch, Billboard, 16 June 2017
  • Many of the athletes he's counseled are African American men who are idolized for their grace, speed and strength.
    — John Schmid, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 July 2019
  • There have been more popular people, and more revered and idolized.
    — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 27 Sep. 2019
  • Her first was Winston Churchill, who is idolized by Johnson.
    — Danica Kirka, chicagotribune.com, 24 July 2019
  • Because of her lies, my siblings idolize our mother and loathe him.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 24 Oct. 2021
  • Vette wasn’t supposed to be a relic, trapped in ember in the 1970s and frozen in time to be idolized by drivers who are now in their golden years.
    — Dan Carney, Popular Science, 2 Jan. 2020
  • Quinn Cook, the Warriors’ 25-year-old rookie point guard, grew up idolizing the longtime Spur.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Jolinda and Tragil learned how much Joaquin idolized Wade.
    — Ajc Homepage, ajc, 4 Mar. 2018
  • While those players are adored and even idolized, the women’s team has been sidelined — just like in other countries around the world.
    — Debora Rey, The Seattle Times, 7 Nov. 2018
  • His kids grew up idolizing their neighbor, while dad wooed him on behalf of the Cowboys.
    — Jenny Vrentas, The MMQB, 11 July 2017
  • Writing the show that got Foster her first TV acting nod is just the icing on the cake for López, who grew up idolizing the actress.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 July 2024
  • Young girls idolizing the sisters asked for autographs on hats and shirts.
    — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 19 July 2024
  • Try as Republicans might to idolize him in gold, the man isn’t immortal, in any sense.
    — Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Aaron, an intelligent kid, idolized his dad and wanted to be just like him, Young said.
    — Jeong Park, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Parkey had a Dolphins poster hanging in his room, and idolized then-kicker Olindo Mare.
    — Michelle Kaufman, miamiherald, 22 Sep. 2017
  • As the story went, Jericho idolized Michaels growing up and wanted nothing more than to beat him on the biggest stage.
    — cleveland, 3 Apr. 2020
  • Halsey’s video follows the duality of a young girl idolizing Halsey, who, behind the scenes, is struggling with her relationship and health.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 26 July 2024

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