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Meanings of awe-inspiring in English

Inspiring awe or admiration or wonder.

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Examples for "awful"
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The awful in the natural forces, moral and material, seems his element.
French Art: Classic and Contemporary Painting and Sculpture
2
Southern Asia in general is the seat of awful images and associations.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters
3
Language which disguises the awful reality of war is often standard practice.
The Irish Times
4
The road was in an awful state: it was deep in mud.
The Chorus Girl and Other Stories
5
Never before had there been so awful a crisis in Jewish history.
Introduction to the Old Testament
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He's an amazing advocate and always knows the right questions to ask.
The Guardian
2
However, many brands have created new amazing products to calm inflamed skin.
Ebony
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I played amazing today, probably the best golf I played all week.
The Guardian
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However, there is an opportunity to create amazing content like a pro.
The South African
5
At that point, Souths' amazing run home looked like coming up short.
The Guardian
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This is an awesome responsibility that needs some guidance and clear vision.
Radio NZ
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I mean 'awesome' the way they use that word in the Bible.
The Fireman
3
Good news -one of those awesome jobs has just been created.
News.com.au
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But one need not search far to find some awesome spoken word.
Feminist dot com
5
In the case of their host, the results had been quite awesome.
The rebels of ireland: the dublin saga
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Is he to pay the forfeit, and awing at the yard-arm?
The Privateersman
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Except in the presence of awing femininity melancholy found no place in Pearson's bosom.
Waifs and Strays / Part 1
3
Then they were all awing once more, hawking for supper.
Roof and Meadow
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His voice was low, in an awing, confident contrast with the headlong emphasis of his movements.
The End of the Tether
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Willis, however, now saw that he possessed in his pipe a ready means of awing them.
Willis the Pilot : A Sequel to the Swiss Family Robinson / Or, A...
Usage of awe-inspiring in English
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That would be the most portentous, the most awe-inspiring event in history.
The Sisters-In-Law: A Novel of Our Time
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I enjoyed Boulder; it is a beautiful city with huge, awe-inspiring mountains.
This child will be great
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The enigmatically polite manner: intimidating, even awe-inspiring for allies and adversaries alike.
The Guardian
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None were as awe-inspiring as Mrs Clinton's story of bravery and pluck.
Reuters
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And yesterday the indomitable Ellen MacArthur vindicated her claim in awe-inspiring style.
The Irish Times
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It is this fact which accounts for the awe-inspiring character of thunderstorms.
Man or Matter / Introduction to a Spiritual Understanding of Nat...
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It was one of the most awe-inspiring rocket launches in recent memory.
Wired
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Supremely magnetic and awe-inspiring, its stories and legends stir a spiritual response.
The Irish Times
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After a while, we'd probably mostly lose interest in this once-awe-inspiring creature.
The Guardian
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As my boyish eyes saw it, it was nothing short of awe-inspiring.
In the Valley
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Though this is not grand and awe-inspiring, it is restful and attractive.
Rembrandt / A Collection of Fifteen Pictures and a Portrait of t...
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Can you recognize something awe-inspiring in the rise and fall of nations?
The Religion of the Samurai / A Study of Zen Philosophy and Disc...
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His capacity for storing away free liquids was awe-inspiring and a sin.
You Should Worry Says John Henry
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He raised once more those awe-inspiring eyes, and mine fell before them.
Letters of Two Brides
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To his neighbours he was an awe-inspiring but kind and sympathetic man.
A Book of Remarkable Criminals
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Numberless and inexpressible frustrations combined to make his rage elemental and awe-inspiring.
Lord of the Flies
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