awe
Example Sentences
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If Spielberg’s earlier UFO movies gave us awe, comfort and catastrophe, this one feels like an encounter of a fourth kind: What happens when the cover story breaks?
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Grenier: I wish I would’ve taken more time to just be in awe of how good we had it.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
The success of the royal visit is partly due to a combination of curiosity and awe at the celebrity of inherited power.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Singer Shreya Ghosal recalled growing up "listening to her, learning from her, and being in awe of her effortless versatility", adding that she made "every note feel alive, every emotion feel personal".
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
In awe, the people watched as their president disappeared into the boardinghouse.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
Vocabulary lists containing awe
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