awe
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I’m still in awe when I think about D-Mile being on two records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
"I'm in awe of the way they have adjusted to an environment that is far more difficult than I ever had to face."
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Winfrey, in a video announcement, described the show as “an immersive symphony of awe, wonder and joy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Chargers star Justin Herbert shares an apartment with his older brother, Mitch, an orthopedic surgery resident who is in awe at what Justin has accomplished.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Water had always filled me with awe in its majestic settings, its cool repose, but everything about this lake was a terror to me because I couldn’t admire it from any place of safety.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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That tidbit elicited oohs, awes and cheers from the crowd at Boston’s Wang Theater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2023
The keyboard introduction to What Was I Made For?, taken from the recent soundtrack to the Barbie movie, draws gasps and "awes" from around the field.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2023
The pace of building in South Korea awes, but there are gripes that the quality of public exhibitions, and professional standards, varies widely.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2023
While Churchill awes spectators with its size and scope, on par with the world’s monumental stadiums, Keeneland, opened in 1936, guards its idyllic appeal.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 22, 2021
There is an innocence in him that I have found merely foreign and foolish; yet in another moment that seeming innocence reveals a discipline of knowledge and a largeness of purpose that awes me.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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The total eclipse plunged a vast swathe of Spain from broad daylight into darkness Wednesday, drawing awed gasps and applause from spectators gathered in parks and cities across the country.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
"You've got to be awed by it all, which I never cease to be."
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Using every tool at his disposal — namely his violins, guitars, looping machine and expressive voice — Bird created a whirling one-man-band effect that somehow awed and soothed the crowd in equal measure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
Some might find it humanizing—proof that below the bloviating gestalt, the president can become awed by existential futility.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
“Dryad wood,” said Mal, her voice awed, “really does last forever.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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He has a unique capacity for memorizing data that he frequently recites, awing listeners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2023
Holmgren stole the show as a soloist at times, swatting shots, swooping for dunks and awing the crowd with his agility.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2021
In one space as awing as any I saw on my underground weekend, the 14 of us walked into a veritable canyon, with a natural vaulted ceiling.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 26, 2019
The idea is to terrify the enemy: the effect will be to petrify ourselves, shocking and awing us into understanding the full implications of no deal.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 29, 2019
Dull brooding chords bring a sombre play of the awing phrase, over a faint rocking motion, clashing in bold harmony, while the horns surge in broader melody.
From Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies by Philip H. Goepp
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