admire
verb (used with object)
to regard with wonder, pleasure, or approval.
admiringly
Example Sentences
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“I never saw myself in politics until I saw him give that 2004 speech on the DNC floor,” El-Sayed admiringly declared of the keynote address that propelled Obama to national stardom.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
Mr. Woolfson also lingers admiringly on Har Gobind Khorana, a village clerk’s son in British India who went on to synthesize the first fully artificial gene in 1972.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
He has previously spoken admiringly of the agents and staff who help them.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
A magazine account admiringly described Osterberg's students, typically in their late teens, as "teachers in embryo... destined high priestesses of a new cult".
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Envious of her beauty, they gazed admiringly at her; flattered by her attentions, they confided in her; and when she began to give them advice on their looks, they listened.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
