lionize
Example Sentences
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There’s also a whole bit in the courtroom of David swatting at a fly as his attorney attempts to lionize him.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2024
They like the stories that either demonize or lionize these people.
From Salon • Mar. 25, 2023
Mr. Ostin’s unflagging support for artists led them to lionize him.
From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2022
The question remains, however, how long she can sustain the delicate balance in a nation notoriously demanding over the loyalties of those whom it chooses to lionize.
From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2022
"I want you to lionize an old friend of mine, who has the ambition to 'do' Connemara under your guidance."
From The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) by Lever, Charles James
