Examples of reverent in a Sentence
a reverent crowd of worshippers
a reverent tone of voice
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The presentation is restrained and reverent, but the flavors play together with dynamically on the tongue.
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Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
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The scene was controlled, quiet and reverent.
—Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 28 Mar. 2024
Terry was among the most reverent of Fowler over the weekend.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 17 Dec. 2024
But while the performer known as V was, to the world, one of seven young men at the helm of the year’s most polished, cutting-edge wave of contemporary pop dominance, the artist who grew up Kim Tae-hyung was, in his personal life, a reverent fan of a much different genre: jazz.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2024
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Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
More: Memorials honor Black Hawk crash victims with private family, Fort Campbell services
The scene was controlled, quiet and reverent.
—Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 28 Mar. 2024
Terry was among the most reverent of Fowler over the weekend.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 17 Dec. 2024
But while the performer known as V was, to the world, one of seven young men at the helm of the year’s most polished, cutting-edge wave of contemporary pop dominance, the artist who grew up Kim Tae-hyung was, in his personal life, a reverent fan of a much different genre: jazz.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Reverent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reverent. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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reverent
adjective
rev·er·ent
ˈrev-(ə-)rənt 
ˈrev-ərnt
: very respectful : showing reverence
reverently
adverb
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