awe-inspiring

[ aw-in-spahyuhr-ing ]

/ ˈɔ ɪnˌspaɪər ɪŋ /

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adjective

causing awe; spectacular; magnificent: an awe-inspiring cathedral; an awe-inspiring sunset.

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Origin of awe-inspiring

First recorded in 1805–15

Words nearby awe-inspiring

awe, aweary, aweather, awed, aweigh, awe-inspiring, aweless, awesome, awesomesauce, awestruck, aweto

How to use awe-inspiring in a sentence

But locals there say any money deposited is thrown into an unlocked cupboard behind the tellers, hardly inspiring confidence.
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The shared feelings, the bubbling emotion, the awe: she became an experience.
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Yet to hear one of the victims so publicly rejecting the kinds of terms used in the past was inspiring.
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Tickets go on sale to the public January 15; check back then for a link and an early peek at the inspiring lineup of speakers.
Save the Date: Women in the World 2015||December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

There are plenty of tragic and inspiring choices, but the most obvious legacy Castro will leave behind is the broken family.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind|Brin-Jonathan Butler|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She played very well, keeping excellent waltz time and infusing an expression into the strains which was indeed inspiring.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
She may be as chaste as unsunned snow, she is certainly as cold: but for warm, inspiring virtue!
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
Struck with surprise, the dead silence of profound awe, for an instant stilled the whole assembly.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
It was very unfortunate that the whole establishment stood in unaffected awe of the redoubted Mr Bellamy.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Awe stole upon him; he felt himself included in the great ideal of this older day.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood

British Dictionary definitions for awe-inspiring

awe-inspiring

adjective

causing or worthy of admiration or respect; amazing or magnificent

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Origin of awe-inspiring

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