stand in awe

Example Sentences

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We should all stand in awe of this.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

"The support of Dale's friends has been so incredibly strong over these chaotic, heart-breaking final hours, I can only stand in awe."

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2023

Let everyone else stand in awe of Schwarber’s prodigious blasts, that include the NL-best 46 he hit this season and three more in the NLCS.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2022

Further, John Wooden once said of Wootten, “I know of no finer coach at any level — high school, college or pro. I stand in awe of him.”

From Washington Times • Jan. 22, 2020

I stand in awe of my body, this matter to which I am bound has become so strange to me.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer