admiring

Example Sentences

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I dismiss texts from two friends as I watch, admiring her aquarium-blue turtleneck.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

To Vogue, Sánchez Bezos recalled her first time walking the Met’s halls, admiring hundreds of years of careful curation and preservation, saying, “I remember standing in the galleries thinking, ‘Oh my gosh, somebody saved this.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

The wistful, lovely song is accompanied by weird visuals of the aliens, who look like praying mantises, admiring the human specimen through the room’s windows, applauding when she goes to the bathroom and taking pictures.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

Sarah welcomes the gesture and I’ve noticed others admiring my gallantry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

A dozen or more children were playing there, dodging in and out of the traffic with a skill and indifference which I could not help admiring.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya