Thesaurus / awe-inspiring
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
She played very well, keeping excellent waltz time and infusing an expression into the strains which was indeed inspiring.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPIN
She may be as chaste as unsunned snow, she is certainly as cold: but for warm, inspiring virtue!
THE PASTOR'S FIRE-SIDE VOL. 3 OF 4JANE PORTER
Struck with surprise, the dead silence of profound awe, for an instant stilled the whole assembly.
THE PASTOR'S FIRE-SIDE VOL. 3 OF 4JANE PORTER
It was very unfortunate that the whole establishment stood in unaffected awe of the redoubted Mr Bellamy.
Awe stole upon him; he felt himself included in the great ideal of this older day.
THE WAVEALGERNON BLACKWOOD
She is still inspiring the unfinished work of creation, and her delight is with the children of men.
SOLOMON AND SOLOMONIC LITERATUREMONCURE DANIEL CONWAY
It is true that I was impressed with him in a way, because the man was rather—er, inspiring, and I entertained hopes.
THE HOMESTEADEROSCAR MICHEAUX
The bishop answered, that the awe of seeing before him so great and wise a prince made him afraid to trust himself.
Ye told me that he only kepit twa sairvents: a cook, hoosekeper, who lived awe', an' a man—a foreigner?
DOPESAX ROHMER
It would be hard to imagine anything more inspiring than the vistas which opened to us as we sped along.
BRITISH HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS FROM A MOTOR CARTHOMAS D. MURPHY
WORDS RELATED TO AWE-INSPIRING
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