How to Use reverence in a Sentence

reverence

noun
Definition of reverencenext
Synonyms for reverencenext
  • Their religion has a deep reverence for nature.
  • Reverence for or worship of the dead is found in all societies, because belief in life after death is universal.
    — World Religions, 1983
  • Her poems are treated with reverence by other poets.
  • The national pickle dish, kimchi, is held in such reverence that Seoul boasts a museum devoted entirely to its 160 different varieties.
    — The Encyclopedia of Herbs, Spices, & Flavorings, 1992
  • The people who live and work here have a reverence for the past, for the land.
    — Hanya Yanagihara, ELLE Decor, 12 July 2010
  • Dad talked about turning windrows of hay with the reverence of an artist.
    — Hazlitt, 14 Dec. 2022
  • But there was so much reverence given to the sets and design.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2021
  • Onlookers stood by and watched in reverence on all sides of the crowd.
    — Athena Ankrah, The Arizona Republic, 30 Sep. 2021
  • Pour, serve and give reverence to the hands that brought this coffee to your cup.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
  • There’s a certain reverence among the group for the child stars that came before.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 23 June 2023
  • It is now held in reverence with some of the old Southern tracks.
    — Orange County Register, 26 Mar. 2017
  • There is a pleasing lack of reverence in the way the Russians do space.
    — National Geographic, 4 Mar. 2016
  • The account was born out of a passion and deep reverence for nail art from three friends.
    — Kaitlyn McNab, Allure, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Though reverence does indeed run deeply through the record.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2021
  • Yet the Dygert bronze should be viewed with the same reverence as the Biles bronze.
    — USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2021
  • What to do with that reverence for a galaxy far, far away?
    — Fortune, 12 Dec. 2017
  • Think of it, rather, as a show of reverence for the incumbents.
    — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 20 Dec. 2017
  • They’re lit with the reverence shown to gilded portraits of saints.
    — Susie Cagle, Wired, 12 Apr. 2022
  • It’s a reverence akin to that shown for a parent or an elder.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Some tried to quiet the shouts, pleading that the night was about reverence for the people who died.
    — Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Black actors have a reverence for this queen and always have.
    — Danielle Young, Essence, 10 Oct. 2019
  • And their frame of reference was, and is, one of reverence.
    — Marcela Davison Aviles, The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2019
  • His death was headline news, and news packed with reverence.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Kanye has long spoken of the women in his life with equal parts reverence and disdain.
    — Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 1 June 2018
  • The first was a reverence for King, and second was the idea that his work is still not finished.
    — Brock Blasdell, The Arizona Republic, 17 Jan. 2022
  • These days, there are precious few bands of the era treated with greater reverence.
    — Joe Lynch, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2020
  • Seeing photos of his dad with the rockers filled him with reverence and awe.
    — Luke Ottenhof, Billboard, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Great players get that type of reverence, even in the twilight of their careers.
    — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 2 Dec. 2021
  • But to call you a drug dealer here, with that same reverence, is naive, out of touch.
    — Nadia Bowers, Time, 19 May 2018
  • Any remaining reverence was paused across the next three hours.
    — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 28 Aug. 2019

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