How to Use admiration in a Sentence

admiration

noun
  • I have a great admiration for her courage.
  • We were filled with admiration for him.
  • I have great admiration for her courage.
  • She looked at them in admiration.
  • She earned the admiration of her coworkers.
  • Even the Eternals have a deep admiration for the Avengers.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 24 Aug. 2022
  • This isn’t the first time West has shared his admiration for Hitler.
    Alexis Oatman, cleveland, 7 Dec. 2022
  • The admiration goes both ways for the actor and his wife, who married in 2019.
    Kara Nesvig, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024
  • And that could be a tricky thing because admiration is not enough to make a movie.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 7 June 2023
  • This type of ad harkens back to the admiration of muscles that dates as far back as ancient Greece.
    David Oliver, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2024
  • And it’s triggered by my admiration for her life and work.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 7 June 2023
  • The first runners to cross the finish line get all the glory—but the last deserve our admiration too.
    Caroline Tien, SELF, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Fans, of course, sent their admiration, but even celebs were sending all kinds of praise.
    Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 10 May 2023
  • The admiration Stoudamire has for the 34-year-old new coach is apparent.
    Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Sep. 2022
  • My admiration for the whisky goes beyond tasting the whisky.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 May 2023
  • Is there a proper way to balance our admiration for their work with our loathing of their deeds?
    Washington Post Editors and Reviewers, Washington Post, 26 May 2023
  • Elliott even admits to liking the Dodger’s field op guy, but the admiration stops there.
    Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
  • His guest on that episode was the rapper Kanye West — now known as Ye — who professed admiration for Hitler.
    Alex Lemonides, New York Times, 9 May 2024
  • Chow says they will be showered with admiration from those around them at work.
    Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 21 Jan. 2023
  • The pasta strips were in admiration of her long, golden hair.
    Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Afterward, the tweens who study at the center read aloud from chapter books while the younger girls gazed on with admiration.
    Tayari Jones, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2023
  • Impressed isn't the word to describe my admiration for these pieces.
    Breanna Davis, refinery29.com, 2 Nov. 2022
  • The boss of United’s rivals had been asked his opinion on the new signing on the other side of the city and made no secret of his admiration.
    Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Despite that, the Fenway crowd rose in admiration for what could be the next anchor in the Red Sox rotation.
    Varun Shankar, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2023
  • So he is humbled by the admiration of younger quarterbacks such as Stroud and Williams.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Fans of Art Laboe have been sharing their memories and admiration for the man.
    Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 12 Oct. 2022
  • He was born in 1941, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (my hometown, though this has nothing to do with my admiration for him).
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 15 May 2024
  • These gifts, most of which are under $50, are just a token of your admiration and respect.
    Brittney Morgan, housebeautiful.com, 5 May 2023
  • There's a humility in that, and there's an admiration of Bob too.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 24 Dec. 2024
  • What mattered more than the discernible admiration, however, was the considerable respect Atalanta’s achievements have brought.
    James Horncastle, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024

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