awe

Example Sentences

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Her teammates are in awe of her efforts to be the best person she can on and off the floor.

From Los Angeles Times • 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

The idea of "shock and awe" depends on decision-making structures collapsing quickly.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 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

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