awe
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I was just in awe of Bob’s creative workshop with fabrics, sequins, rhinestones and sketches coming out of every corner of his workspace.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 19, 2026
Winfrey, in a video announcement, described the show as “an immersive symphony of awe, wonder and joy.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 14, 2026
"I'm kind of like in awe," Spivey said.
From BBC β Sep. 11, 2026
Mitch, who sees those types of injuries on a regular basis, was in awe of his brother’s pain threshold.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 7, 2026
The Renaissance was the time when Western Europeans lost their awe of the Ancients and realized that they had as much to contribute to civilization and society as the Greeks and Romans had contributed.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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That tidbit elicited oohs, awes and cheers from the crowd at Boston’s Wang Theater.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 10, 2023
The keyboard introduction to What Was I Made For?, taken from the recent soundtrack to the Barbie movie, draws gasps and "awes" from around the field.
From BBC β Aug. 25, 2023
While Churchill awes spectators with its size and scope, on par with the world’s monumental stadiums, Keeneland, opened in 1936, guards its idyllic appeal.
From Washington Post β Sep. 22, 2021
She keeps on killing—at cocktail parties and dive bars, even at a Washington Square rally, where she awes Jane Jacobs with a speech about how women “accessorize” the world, as a multiethnic crowd cheers.
From The New Yorker β Dec. 11, 2018
And godless though I am, the fact of being human, the fact of possessing the gift of study, and thus being remarkable among all the matter floating through the cosmos, still awes me.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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The total eclipse plunged a vast swathe of Spain from broad daylight into darkness Wednesday, drawing awed gasps and applause from spectators gathered in parks and cities across the country.
From Barron's β Aug. 12, 2026
"You've got to be awed by it all, which I never cease to be."
From BBC β Jul. 31, 2026
Using every tool at his disposal — namely his violins, guitars, looping machine and expressive voice — Bird created a whirling one-man-band effect that somehow awed and soothed the crowd in equal measure.
From Los Angeles Times β Jun. 16, 2026
Some might find it humanizing—proof that below the bloviating gestalt, the president can become awed by existential futility.
From Slate β Jun. 11, 2026
"I say," said Shasta in an awed voice.
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
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He has a unique capacity for memorizing data that he frequently recites, awing listeners.
From Los Angeles Times β Mar. 20, 2023
Doing the things only she can do, awing her peers while trying to silence her inner critic in the process.
From Seattle Times β May 20, 2021
The idea is to terrify the enemy: the effect will be to petrify ourselves, shocking and awing us into understanding the full implications of no deal.
From The Guardian β Jul. 29, 2019
Yes, he was going to retaliate, but in interest of awing tensions, they chose do do nothing , but wait.
From New York Times β Jan. 30, 2018
Forbye that I’m awing ye my life,” he 151 added, with more solemnity, and offered me his hand upon the bargain.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
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