admiring
Example Sentences
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It’s not just getting immersed in a story; it’s the physical experience of reading too: I loved holding an actual book in my hands, admiring the physical cover, feeling—and hearing—the pages.
From Slate • Mar. 8, 2026
When Aston Martin's new Formula 1 car first appeared in testing at the end of January, it drew admiring glances up and down the pit lane.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
After admiring McKinnon’s designs, Carreira talked it over with Glenn at an early season competition in Oberstdorf, Germany.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
In the words of one admiring Senate colleague, he “bonded” with the party’s former leader, Robert Byrd, because both men “had known not only poverty, but desperate poverty.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
I was admiring them when I heard Trevor say, “Uhh...”
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
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