Sentence examples for provoke awe from inspiring English sources

The finds often provoke awe, wonder or covetousness.

The same can be said about Steina Vasulka's video in "Unnatural Science," where churning waters and dewy plants provoke awe.

Heaton knew his actions would provoke awe, mirth and confusion, and that many would question his sanity.

A burst of aerial illumination intended to provoke awe, but doomed, eventually, to subside into darkness.

While Heizer is far from being a high priest of a theo-lithic cult, he is definitely a metaphysician who seeks to provoke awe in the viewer.

Bizarre as it is, the work has provoked awe and delight in Belgium.

More than our War of Independence, which we grandly styled a Revolution (France, 1789: now, there was a revolution!), the American Civil War provoked awe.

Rumsfeld's ability to get his way both with the President, who has supported him, and within the defense establishment provokes awe inside the Pentagon.