How to Use idol in a Sentence

idol

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  • The teen idols squired Evert and Navratilova to a drive-in movie.
    — Sally Jenkins, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2023
  • There are so many ways that the idol or the advantage could have gone.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2023
  • But by and large, Watt hadn’t yet figured out how to work with his idol.
    — Brad Sanders, SPIN, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Maria found the clue and the rest of her tribe watched her dig under a tree root for an idol that isn't there.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Many fans are drawn to the personas that the companies create for the idols.
    — Jin Yu Young, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2024
  • And Shelby Lynne presented the award to one of her idols, Wynette.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 4 Feb. 2024
  • In the swell of #MeToo, dancers began to reckon with the behavior of some of their idols.
    — Alice Robb, The New Republic, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The biggest winners of the night were Swifties across the world who watched their idol perform in person and on livestreams.
    — Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Trump, bear in mind, is the idol of Republicans from coast to coast.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The idol was rough and colorless, with bruises all over.
    — Suhasini Raj Atul Loke, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Following the death of his idol Coleman Hawkins, Monk was said to have paced for three days.
    — Harmony Holiday, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2023
  • At Tika, the fun and wacky Carolyn finds the key to the immunity idol birdcage and takes the prize.
    — oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Zac Efron is still reeling from meeting one of his idols.
    — Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The show made Stellan a teen idol in his native Sweden.
    — Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Everyone has an idol and mine just happened to be kin to me.
    — Marc Malkin, Variety, 19 July 2023
  • The witch approached the idol and slid a $100 bill between her skeletal fingers.
    — Myriam Gurba, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
  • Hall’s rise has even caught the attention of her idol, Joyner-Kersee.
    — Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2023
  • At the conclusion of the festivities the idols are returned to the river.
    — Ian Duncan, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Ashish embarks on a journey to meet his idol, Messi, at the World Cup in Qatar 22, leading him to face the world for the first time.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Their gleaming faces were the idols of my childhood in the 1990s, early lessons in makeup and beauty.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2023
  • She’s been to three home concerts and supports her idol’s new romance.
    — Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2024
  • The Weeknd’s record-breaking stats will come as bad news to Swifties, Sheerios and Beliebers – whose idols are trailing in his wake.
    — Christian Edwards, CNN, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Some crowd members throw or wave props to get their idol’s attention.
    — Beatrice Hazlehurst, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
  • While Ben entered tribal with no vote, Jem walked in with an idol and Maria had an extra vote.
    — Brian Anthony Hernandez, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
  • In Japan even now, so many Korean soap stars are total idols.
    — Monica Kim, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Her daughter Sadie will be her date, mostly because the 12-year-old hopes to meet her idol, Natasha Lyonne.
    — Lisa Rosen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2023
  • There is no better idol for the likes of Ruberto and Echeverri.
    — Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • This week, the 22-year-old, who lives in neighboring Guangzhou, visited Hong Kong with a friend to pay tribute to his idol.
    — Kanis Leung, ajc, 1 Apr. 2023
  • The pop star shared her feelings about being on a song with one of her idols while speaking with Zane Lowe earlier in the month as well.
    — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Now many are wondering whether a thin, blond, white woman was the right idol for such a diverse country.
    — Ana Ionova, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2023

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