admiring
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- admiringly adverb
- half-admiring adjective
- half-admiringly adverb
- self-admiring adjective
- unadmiring adjective
- unadmiringly adverb
Etymology
Origin of admiring
Example Sentences
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People didn’t look twice at us, or if they did, it was to throw admiring glances at Anna May.
From Literature
Even Americans who have never watched a minute of C-SPAN, or get a little lost in the alphabet soup of other agencies, will probably never forget standing in Yosemite Valley and admiring a towering waterfall.
From Los Angeles Times
He drank his tea and kept admiring the sky.
From Literature
The car - the design of which drew admiring glances when it first appeared - also appears to be slow in the corners.
From BBC
“Every single song she’s released captures specific emotions,” Sheeran says admiringly of Moroney, adding that he and his family have kept her first two albums on repeat in their house.
From Los Angeles Times
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