How to Use cult in a Sentence
cult
noun- She has developed a cult following.
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Although the movie bombed at the box office, Law relishes its cult status.
— Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024 -
There are still legions on Twitter who maintain a cult-like devotion to its new owner.
— Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Dec. 2022 -
Harrow, one of the main characters, is a nun devoted to John’s necromantic death cult.
— Constance Grady, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024 -
Hereditary isn’t about a pensioner cult cheating death and getting naked, it’s about family dynamics, the pressures of having kids.
— Will Bedingfield, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2022 -
Drip in gold thanks to Missoma hoop earrings and Laura Lombardi’s cult-classic necklace.
— Laura Jackson, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2022 -
The growth of Charlene’s cult coincided, however, with a movement within the Vatican to reform the sainthood process.
— Nathaniel Rich Stacy Kranitz, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2022 -
Because for nearly a decade, it’s been almost impossible to change the belief and vote of a certain kind of voter — the type ensnared by the right-wing propaganda woven into the cult of Trump.
— Natasha Stoynoff, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024 -
So, this cult keeps an eye out for these kids and woos them in.
— Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2023 -
Depp plays a young pop star in the series, while The Weeknd plays the leader of a cult.
— Brendan Morrow, The Week, 23 May 2023 -
Flenser knows how to pick the next cult bands, and Friday’s lineup was full of them.
— Andy O'Connor, SPIN, 27 June 2023 -
Stranger Things fan wants to talk about — the ending of the cult-classic series.
— Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Jan. 2023 -
Known for its campy, low-budget style, the show has gone on to cult status.
— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 25 June 2024 -
And it’s got a penchant for extremes such as the climate cult.
— Brian T. Allen, National Review, 1 Apr. 2023 -
The Rams feel less like an NFL team and more like a cult movie waiting to happen and, in this town, that’s a good thing.
— Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2023 -
The complaint included claims that Kehlani was in a cult.
— Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2024 -
And that TikTok group is like a bit of a cult following too.
— Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 2 July 2024 -
Plus the Revlon one-stop styler which has a cult following, is already on sale.
— Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2023 -
The cult’s bubble had burst: the outside world was paying attention to them for the first time.
— Benjamin Hale, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023 -
Still, the cult of the Emperor won’t end, and even an often awkward film can’t end it.
— Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2023 -
Travis Scott’s Days Before Rodeo is viewed as a cult classic by the masses.
— Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 19 Aug. 2024 -
Some of the films shot in the Hill Country city are award-winners and cult classics, while others are cringy.
— Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Dec. 2022 -
Today, those who keep faith in it have formed a kind of aggrieved mini-cult.
— Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 1 Mar. 2023 -
The singer is well aware of the fascination many have with the mind-set that lures people into cults.
— James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023 -
However, the campy flick has since become a cult classic in the years that followed.
— People Staff, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2024 -
But every cult artist (or leader) has to have a doctrine.
— Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2023 -
Because there’s the argument within that cult of thug life, like, who’s a Lo Head and who’s not?
— Okla Jones, Essence, 14 Aug. 2023 -
The behavior has also earned a cult following on the right.
— Annie Karni, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023 -
These details were apparently swept away in your paean to the Source cult.
— Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2023 -
The film, which was never released, has a cult following through bootlegs.
— Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2023
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