awe-struck
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During the nearly seven-hour lunar flyby, astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen and Reid Weisman gave near-literary descriptions of lunar surface features and left scientists in Houston awe-struck.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
All the voices, from ground control to awe-struck passengers, were female.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2025
They looked awe-struck as they broke the tape, making them the only two American men to qualify for the Paris Olympics.
From Seattle Times • May 12, 2024
It was the presence of Combs, born a year after that Grammy performance, regarding Chapman with an awe-struck reverence.
From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2024
He dragged his knees from flag to flag, And prayed for health with awe-struck brow, Then hung his ill's discarded rag On the o'erhanging hawthorn bough.
From Etain the Beloved and Other Poems by Cousins, James Henry
