awe
Example Sentences
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Among ex-cricketers, the reaction veered between awe and disbelief.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Being closer, or watching from the air, doesn’t diminish the awe one feels watching the waves, and the bodies within them, careering toward the Portuguese beach.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
I watched in awe as melted cheese oozed out from inside, forming a delicious crust along the edges of my cooked omelette.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
We are very curious and full of awe about what we are encountering.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
What Frank had done on that bridge in Venice...Hazel was still in awe.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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