| But there was the usual reverent silence, broken by the occasional embarrassed cough or ripple of restrained applause. |
| The stillness and quiet of the night made the place seem almost reverent, as if something long ago had happened here. |
| We are expected to keep our nose to the grindstone at work, be mindful at school and be reverent in church. |
| People have been duped for long enough by a pompous officialdom and an over reverent Press full of its own conceit and self-importance. |
| But the need to break clear from the suffocation of reverent togetherness is not just a matter of philosophical self-respect. |
| She joins me in sending the most reverent thanks for your generously bestowed solicitudes. |
