awestruck
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The scene is both epic and intimate, capturing the child’s awestruck emotions of the moment and the author’s time-altered reconstruction of it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
When filmmakers harness real, creative ways to bring their visions to life over technological shortcuts that diminish the skill and value of visual effects artists, that’s when movies leave us awestruck.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
Reports of the sightings had scientists on Earth awestruck.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
At night, far from shore, more stars flickered than he’d ever noticed, and he was awestruck by the way phosphorescent creatures set the waves aglow.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025
“He says El Patron is like a force of nature—a tornado or volcano or something. He says you can’t help being awestruck even when you might get killed. I think it’s all rubbish!”
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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