Reverent in a sentence as an adjective

' His voice dropped to a reverent hush.

My grandfather says this, and meets his age with a reverent smile.

I mean, it ain't like we humans are known for being consistently reverent toward our own gods, either.

In fact, I'd like to see posts coming from from certain figures given a much more critical treatment than a reverent one.

So sorry to disturb everyone's reverent news browsing.

He did it all without anyone ever knowing: the press, when it did cover him, covered him only in the most glowing, reverent terms.

Since they're quite reverent towards education, it's traditionally meant that when the going got tough, the Jews were still studying.

It's not a slam of the effort anyone at is undoubtedly making at the school, but the reverent regard with which it is regarded.

The religious and reverent tone of this article gives away the true purpose for this initiative.

Perhaps you shouldn't talk of it in such reverent tones - the 'welfare state' you complain of is clearly better at being fair to all individuals, not just the blessed ones that are pre-approved.

They represent a great amount of boldness and brushing away stodginess while still being totally reverent to the heritage they're supposed to represent.

Not anybody said anything about those pictures but I soon noticed that same reverent upward gaze and nod like the Catholic genuflect, by the one time it wasn't observed by a visiting engineer... At any rate.

The author clearly explains how the aesthetic of a cathedral helps put people in the right reverent frame of mind to worship, which is the action they are there to perform, then dismisses that beauty as not functional, as mere aesthetic.

I'd guess a non-profit project with such small, incidental, reverent-without-being-misleading image reuse can wait until they receive a souvenir cease-and-desist letter, if ever, before worrying about the rights issues.

Reverent definitions

adjective

feeling or showing profound respect or veneration; "maintained a reverent silence"

adjective

showing great reverence for god; "a godly man"; "leading a godly life"

See also: godly worshipful