awe

Example Sentences

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And while Messrs. Bousquet, Devillard and Schaller, three French film critics, are undeniably in awe of their subject, they offer candid assessments of Mr. Scorsese’s choices over the years—both professional and personal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The channel's vice president of unscripted, Sean Doyle, said he was "in awe" of the singer for sharing her story.

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

Sometimes they’d watch me spin with a kind of awe, and I almost thought they were admiring me, but their eyes were only on the gold.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff