Awe is an English word of 3 letters with synonyms like wonder or scare. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Awe in a sentence
Related words
Awe meaning
- A feeling of fear and reverence.
- A feeling of amazement.
- Power to inspire awe.
Synonyms of Awe
Using Awe
- The main meaning on this page is: A feeling of fear and reverence. | A feeling of amazement. | Power to inspire awe.
- Useful related words include: wonder, scare, fright, frighten.
- In the example corpus, awe often appears in combinations such as: in awe, awe of, awe and.
Context around Awe
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 6 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Awe
- In this selection, "awe" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, completely, beyond, religious, inspiring and written stand out and add context to how "awe" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include am in awe and and in awe. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "awe" sits close to words such as durable, marketed and mitigation, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with awe
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I was in awe and still am in awe. (9 words)
Absorbed in the moment, we were filled with awe and wonder. (11 words)
Although the home may look humble, it’s beyond awe-inspiring! (11 words)
I think that there’s some kind of unifying force or feeling or there is some beauty or awe of the world around us – the awe of nature and space and time and history and all these things that we can wonder at. (43 words)
Besides his supremely goofy entrance in Thoreau's swimming pool, where he uses the power of electricity to strike awe and fear into the man's heart, Johnny Destiny seemingly uses his power to help Julian and Lucille. (38 words)
Beyond her character and the built-in love that fans already have for her, Henderson remained most in awe of the practical side of the series, and the full sets built to accommodate a story of such scale. (38 words)
As exciting and awe-inspiring as the Cybertruck event was, should investors buy Tesla stock because of it? (18 words)
Although the home may look humble, it’s beyond awe-inspiring! (11 words)
Example sentences (20)
I think that there’s some kind of unifying force or feeling or there is some beauty or awe of the world around us – the awe of nature and space and time and history and all these things that we can wonder at.
I was in awe and still am in awe.
Absorbed in the moment, we were filled with awe and wonder.
After months of awe-inspiring performances the Victorian took home the $100,000 grand prize and a Universal Studios recording contract.
Alison Bombail, Venue Director comments: “We’re used to staging all sorts of wonderful celebrations here at Gosford House, but this is going to be something completely awe-inspiring, a really magical addition to our locality.
Although the home may look humble, it’s beyond awe-inspiring!
And by the time it reaches the twist ending you will be left breathless and in awe.
And there’s plenty of fan footage, too: The film often cuts away to shots of audience members in various states of ecstatic crying or frozen, religious awe.
Angelina Jolie left everyone in awe of her look as she arrived at the Eternals’ premiere in a strapless brown dress with a corset top and accessorised her look to compliment her role.
A particular favourite was the huge fountain-like structure that filled me with awe.
Around the one-hour mark, Jason opened up about his first post-Super Bowl emotional moment, recalling the awe he felt upon seeing his mom.
As exciting and awe-inspiring as the Cybertruck event was, should investors buy Tesla stock because of it?
As for Mitchell, he could not disguise his awe of Geelong in their blitzkrieg of a second half.
Awe-inspiring kites filled the skies over Southsea Common as people enjoyed The Portsmouth International Kite Festival.
Awe, who was first female lecturer at the Department of History, University of Ibadan and the first female academic staff in a Nigerian university, emphasised the importance of record keeping culture and history for posterity.
Based partly on the Vanity Fair article “Rorschach and Awe” written by Katherine Eban, this film delves deep into the investigation of torture used by the CIA following the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Behind their awe-inspiring on-field talent lies a tremendous amount of dedication and hard work; these cheerleaders invest countless hours in practice, rehearsals, and conditioning to deliver exceptional gameday performances.
Besides his supremely goofy entrance in Thoreau's swimming pool, where he uses the power of electricity to strike awe and fear into the man's heart, Johnny Destiny seemingly uses his power to help Julian and Lucille.
Beyond her character and the built-in love that fans already have for her, Henderson remained most in awe of the practical side of the series, and the full sets built to accommodate a story of such scale.
Blackmore said she continues to be in awe of the First Nation’s resiliency but is aware of the lingering trauma that’s affected those who live there and first responders.
Common combinations with awe
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in awe 90×
- awe of 44×
- awe and 14×
- and awe 13×
- awe as 10×
- of awe 7×
- the awe 6×
- with awe 5×
- awe with 4×
- awe he 4×