How to Use admire in a Sentence

admire

verb
  • We gazed out the window and admired the scenery.
  • I admire the way you handled such a touchy situation.
  • Then, line them up on the front porch for the neighbors to admire.
    Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2022
  • And the joy in this book is something to admire deeply.
    Claire Luchette, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
  • This show is a smile all the way, so just admire the scenery and the plot, and get off the soapbox.
    Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2021
  • There is much to admire in the plans that Mr Guedes described.
    The Economist, 4 Jan. 2020
  • Puck still in his glove, Allen looked down to admire his work.
    BostonGlobe.com, 21 Mar. 2022
  • Adults admire them, kids want to grow up to be them — the world’s their oyster.
    Bob Verini, Variety, 21 Sep. 2023
  • On lazy days, there’s plenty of room to roll up the doors, admire the lake in front of you, and take a nap.
    Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Hearing about the young artists who admire her struck a chord.
    New York Times, 28 Apr. 2022
  • Johnson is not the first British leader to admire the tenets of Gaullism.
    Tom McTague, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Take breaks to pause and admire your surroundings and the fresh air.
    Melanie Pinola, Star Tribune, 16 July 2021
  • These items are meant to be used and enjoyed, not stored and admired.
    Kara Stevens, Essence, 11 Nov. 2019
  • One of the things fans admire most about them is their teamwork.
    Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Lucifer was a hunter who brought his catch to Bob to admire.
    Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al, 7 July 2021
  • Not to yell or swear at the officials, but to admire them?
    Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 22 Nov. 2020
  • For the most drama, seat your guests at the table, and rush this out for them to admire.
    Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 7 July 2020
  • When the glue has dried and cooled, hang the pretty Christmas wreath on the front door for all to admire.
    Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2020
  • After the set time, the testers washed the mask off and puckered up to admire the results.
    Madison Yauger, PEOPLE.com, 18 July 2022
  • White hopes that more people will find her gallery and stop by to watch her work and to admire the art.
    Katie V. Jones, Howard County Times, 14 July 2017
  • Was the person simply a drunk compelled to admire the stars as the world spun?
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
  • So, there's still a ton of great Kim content out there to admire.
    Alison Caporimo, Seventeen, 19 Feb. 2021
  • Mom passed it to my aunt to hold and admire the curved contours of the f500-year-old-year old technique.
    Monita Soni, al, 14 Dec. 2020
  • Stop daily to admire and smell my blooms, and feel joy.
    Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2021
  • Feel free to sit back and admire the new launch trailer.
    Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, 27 Sep. 2019
  • But those who use or admire the blooms up close must take care.
    Amanda Fortini Kyoko Hamada, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Challenges aside, there is craftsmanship to admire, talent to find and business to do.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Her grandmother tended a flower garden with such care that even reluctant neighbors came to admire it and then stayed to talk.
    Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Danny Schmitt of Batavia admired the artist’s work on Saturday.
    David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Geese are social birds that are nice to admire on an afternoon stroll through your neighborhood or local park.
    Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 15 Feb. 2026

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