Example Sentences

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I first saw these in a Mexico City design museum in 2018 and have been admiring them from afar ever since.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2021

I guess neither of us realized, before “Ban Bossy,” that other parents have been admiring the little guy’s leadership ability.

From Time • Mar. 17, 2014

One last thing: I have been admiring Hayley's ring – a spiky bird.

From The Guardian • Oct. 9, 2010

“My grandchildren have been admiring the tame marten that boy has on a chain,” said the old man as he approached.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

To-day there will be only time to drive as far as the point you have been admiring all the morning.

From Memoirs of My Dead Life by Moore, George (George Augustus)