He stood in reverential awe of himself; he had performed a miraculous feat. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 4] Reference
As for our attitude to Sam, it was what one might call reverential exceptionalism. From Wordnik.com. [Sam’s Club: The Huntingdon Eulogies « Sigmund, Carl and Alfred] Reference
Sheets was "reverential" about pitching in Yankee Stadium, Joe?. From Wordnik.com. [A futile pretense at live-blogging the All-Star game] Reference
There was another ceremony with some kind of reverential bowing involved. From Wordnik.com. [November 20th, 2007] Reference
Edith and Ada, however, were looking at it with a kind of reverential awe, which Donald did not seem to entirely share. From Wordnik.com. [The Ghost from the Grand Banks]
He said that the show would honor her work as a musician and be "reverential" without references to her difficult personal life. From Wordnik.com. [The Velvet Hot Tub | Freshest Stories] Reference
The apology of the Churchman whom he had assaulted, filled him with a kind of reverential confusion; he could make no reply in words. From Wordnik.com. [Phoebe, Junior] Reference
Mike Smithson: Has Miliband sacrificed his chances for a push-chair? asklepyos If you had a cleaner wpuld you be 'reverential' to her?. From Wordnik.com. [Curly's Corner Shop, the blog!] Reference
And mingled awe and gladness, a reverential delight. From Wordnik.com. [My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year] Reference
The great poet, whoever he may be, is always reverential. From Wordnik.com. [The True Citizen, How to Become One] Reference
We ought to approach it wrapt in reverential awe and wonder. From Wordnik.com. [Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women On the Various Duties of Life, Physical, Intellectual, And Moral Development; Self-Culture, Improvement, Dress, Beauty, Fashion, Employment, Education, The Home Relations, Their Duties To Young Men, Marriage, Womanhood And Happiness.] Reference
There is little real, reverential worship of gods or spirits. From Wordnik.com. [Children of Borneo] Reference
Madame d'Argy made a gesture which was anything but reverential. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
This version of Genesis works so well because it is not reverential. From Wordnik.com. [In The Beginning Was the Word … Now Come the Drawings] Reference
The modern-day conservative establishment is reverential about Buckley. From Wordnik.com. [He Knew He Was Right] Reference
She places her hand over her heart as her tone grows serious, almost reverential. From Wordnik.com. [Girls Gone Mild] Reference
Presidents are always expected to be very reverential when talking about their wives. From Wordnik.com. [Bawdy First Lady] Reference
I can never forget that night; it kindled and warmed my heart with a reverential fire. From Wordnik.com. [How to Cook Husbands] Reference
There is, at times, a self-referential (even self-reverential) tone in his big speeches. From Wordnik.com. [The Limits of Charisma] Reference
"Are you sick?" questioned the lad, with his forehead up lifted in reverential tenderness. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Homestead] Reference
Lead singer and rhythm guitarist Corby Gallegos cashes in with his reverential performance. From Wordnik.com. [Brad Schreiber: All Cake, No File: The Johnny Cash Prison Tribute Comedy Cooking Show/Concert] Reference
Cunningham was only afraid the filmmakers would be "too reverential" to his Pulitzer Prize winner. From Wordnik.com. [Behind The Scenes: Mrs. Dalloway's Close-Up] Reference
He did not have to be anywhere but here, listening to Henry's low, reverential incantations as he worked. From Wordnik.com. [The Secret Animal] Reference
Show co-creator Ryan Murphy said Tuesday he expects Spears to act in an episode that's "reverential about her.". From Wordnik.com. [Britney Spears To Appear On 'Glee'] Reference
Was this a reverential attempt to evoke the memory of Murrow or a delusion that he had transmogrified into Murrow?. From Wordnik.com. [Charles Warner: Olbermann's Right, Wrong, and Delusional] Reference
"Hong Kong can be very tough on actors, but here everyone takes her seriously and speaks of her in reverential tones.". From Wordnik.com. [The Ingenue Grows Up] Reference
The old man obeyed, walking across the floor with reverential bows, and taking a position like a soldier presenting arms. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
There is nothing reverential about these photographs, and a good many are infected with what you might call graveyard humor. From Wordnik.com. [Exhibits: Terrible, Beautiful] Reference
She stooped down and kissed his forehead, then knelt by his side and kissed his hands, also, with such reverential affection. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Homestead] Reference
He continued to speak of horses, his tone becoming venerate and reverential, his gesticulating reminiscent of a light trotting. From Wordnik.com. [Smoke and Mirrors] Reference
That is, thy oracles, the great and wonderful things thou hast revealed to me; and I was struck with a reverential fear and awe. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 40: Habacuc The Challoner Revision] Reference
His soul stood in a reverential attitude toward existence, and a marvelous light shone through him and his poetry as the result. From Wordnik.com. [The True Citizen, How to Become One] Reference
If they were, they would be intensely proud of the respectful, even reverential, treatment given to the fallen every step of the way. From Wordnik.com. [The Human Cost] Reference
SCHWEIZER: But some guys are less reverential, like banjo player Curtis McPeake, who toured and recorded with Monroe in the early 1960s. From Wordnik.com. [Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys Converge In Kentucky] Reference
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