Example sentences for: idols

How can you use “idols” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The Macabbees cleansed the Temple of Hellenistic idols and the blood of pagan sacrifices; the eight-day celebration of Hanukkah (Feast of Dedication) commemorates their victory.

  • Discovering that they shared an affection for music and entertaining, they got together and dreamed of becoming like their idols - The Four Aces, The Four Lads, The Four Freshmen, The Hi-Lo's and The Crew Cuts.

  • But like West's taste for three-piece suits (after another of his idols, W.E.B.

  • Mahmud smashed the infidels’ idols and destroyed their temples as he went, but was nonetheless cultured enough to use the booty to build a library, a museum, and a splendid mosque when he got back to Ghazni.

  • Pop fans know their idols are rich, and they consider excess a respectable musical tradition.


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