How to Use awe in a Sentence

awe

1 of 2 noun

• It was a sight that filled me with awe and reverence.
• So, the Russians were faced with a lot of shock and awe.
  — CBS News, 26 Aug. 2020
• Spend your evening in awe of the art and magic of lights.
  — courant.com, 10 July 2019
• Eventually the rapper scaled the wall to the awe of the crowd.
  — Vogue, 17 Aug. 2018
• The military that were there was a bit in shock and awe.
  — CBS News, 24 Feb. 2021
• So a lot of the things that happened was pretty like in awe.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland.com, 5 Apr. 2018
• Icarus, who was in awe of the invention, flew too close to the sun and the wings melted.
  — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 5 Jan. 2024
• Yet in Ukraine, at least, the result has not been a fluid war of shock and awe.
  — Shashank Joshi, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
• The awe walkers, like the control group, were asked to walk outdoors.
  — Gretchen Reynolds, Star Tribune, 15 Oct. 2020
• But then the plume stopped going up and started rolling out over the cliffs – and her awe turned to fear.
  — Nick Perry, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2019
• But then the plume stopped going up and started rolling out over the cliffs — and her awe turned to fear.
  — Nick Perry, Twin Cities, 14 Dec. 2019
• His band students aren’t the only ones in awe of Fansler.
  — Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022
• Bring back the awe, some say, and students will follow.
  — Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2023
• And at the same time, rappers who were meeting Big Meech were in awe of him.
  — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 23 Oct. 2022
• And the shock-and-awe of Black cops beating a Black man took center stage.
  — Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Jan. 2023
• Still, the excitement and awe are going to take time to wear off.
  — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Oct. 2020
• The entire stadium was in awe of the talents that graced the stage at once.
  — Maiya Carmichael, refinery29.com, 28 Sep. 2023
• Through their eyes, the sight is more awe-inducing than grim.
  — NBC News, 19 Aug. 2021
• At the same time, one bows one’s head in awe and thinks: Worth every penny.
  — Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 24 June 2018
• But that’s not stopping me from being in complete awe of the look.
  — Christopher Ros, Glamour, 3 Aug. 2021
• Still, some aspects of Jones’s way of doing things still left him in awe.
  — Eve L. Ewing, GQ, 15 May 2018
• When the cyclist Lance Armstrong walked in, one of his comrades was in awe.
  — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2023
• This person wasn't alone in their shock, awe, and…well, disgust.
  — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2020
• Friends and fans are in awe of the sweet gesture and left comments sharing their thoughts.
  — Marci Robin, Allure, 21 Sep. 2020
• The best kind of hikes leave you with a childlike sense of awe and wonder, and this 8.2-mile out-and-back hike does just that.
  — Lauren Matison, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2023
• The choreography of red and white blood cells dancing around the slide left me in awe.
  — Cory Zapatka, The Verge, 15 May 2018
• Many in the stands were in awe of how the Mavericks played against a talented team.
  — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2023
• Others still were in awe of him breaking a record while playing the game.
  — Cady Lang, Time, 15 Mar. 2018
• Jung said after the game, smiling and still somewhat in awe of the moment.
  — Sam Blum, Dallas News, 25 Feb. 2020
• And Kotb has been in awe of the village that has assembled to rally around her and Hope.
  — Charlotte Triggs, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024

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awe

2 of 2 verb

• Her style both awes and perplexes me.
• Mickey awed the scouts and coaches at bat and in the field.
  — Edward Kosner, WSJ, 12 Apr. 2018
• But by the end of the game, the spindly point guard with the knee-high socks and forest green jersey awed them.
  — Josh Robbins, OrlandoSentinel.com, 19 June 2018
• Women were awed at the job her hair and makeup team did on the new mom — again.
  — Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, 23 Apr. 2018
• But Kendrick Lamar doesn’t need shock value to awe you.
  — cleveland, 8 June 2020
• How can you not be awed by the sight of a full moon rising above the eastern horizon?
  — Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2023
• Teammates awe at the ease with which Mancini can drive the ball out to right-center field.
  — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 29 June 2021
• He has been awed by the power of sluggers Hunter Renfroe and Jorge Oña.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2023
• There was horror at the scale of destruction, and awe at the bravery and kindness that rose to meet it.
  — Jon Meacham, Town & Country, 30 Oct. 2022
• But on The Jennifer Hudson Show, both singers got to pay tribute to the woman who awed them so much back in the day.
  — Vulture, 29 Mar. 2023
• Boaters and beach goers throughout the Great Lakes have been awed by high water this spring.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland.com, 3 June 2019
• The tweet quickly went viral as the internet was awed by how pure of heart dogs can be.
  — Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 13 Apr. 2017
• The little girl had watched older girls twirl batons at her school that day and been awed by them.
  — Tim Woodward, idahostatesman, 13 Oct. 2017
• The tweet quickly went viral as the internet was awed by how pure of heart dogs can be.
  — Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 13 Apr. 2017
• Micka posted a note on Facebook and is still awed by the response.
  — Maureen C. Gilmer, Indianapolis Star, 22 Aug. 2017
• Kids expect the fest to be a space where they're awed by immersive escapism.
  — Gerrick D. Kennedy, latimes.com, 12 Apr. 2018
• First we were awed by the tale of a cat named Tiger who saved his owner’s life by alerting him to the impending blaze.
  — Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2016
• Americans were supposed to be awed that the euro gained ground on the dollar.
  — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, 30 Jan. 2020
• Rather than feel any fear, Levin was awed into stillness.
  — David Ferry, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 June 2018
• On opening day, Gartel was awed by the magnitude of the final project.
  — Leora Arnowitz, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2019
• Matthews followed her set and admitted he was awed by sharing the same stage with her.
  — Thom Duffy, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2019
• Both of them were inspired and awed by the earthy and exotic worlds of music Curtiss opened up for them.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2023
• That everyone responds to light, is drawn to colour and is awed by nature is no bad thing.
  — I.w., The Economist, 18 July 2019
• There was horror at the scale -- there was horror at the scale of destruction, and awe at the bravery and kindness that rose to meet it.
  — CNN, 11 Sep. 2021
• They were awed by the timely scoring from a familiar face.
  — Joe Freeman, OregonLive.com, 19 Dec. 2017
• At every stop, we were awed by the scenery, from the astonishing palette of earthy hues to the stone shapes etching land and sky.
  — Beth J. Harpaz, chicagotribune.com, 5 July 2018
• The same could be said for the celebrities sitting in the front row: Many A-listers show up in daring ensembles that are meant to shock and awe.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 26 Jan. 2023
• Children will be awed by this huge collapsed sea cave, a blowhole swirling with churning water as the ocean rages back and forth through the rocks.
  — Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2017
• To a great extent there is great value in her sour face, still capable of awing me.
  — Diane Williams, Harper's magazine, 28 Oct. 2019
• Peer said, describing a recent gathering where the couple’s friends were awed by the sight of does grazing at the pond.
  — Lynn Horsley, kansascity, 26 Apr. 2018

Last Updated: 9 May 2024