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
With the metal in colliding knives, the foley work of sand beneath a boot and the glottal roaring of a sandworm, I am reduced to a slack, muttering, awe-struck child.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2025
In those early days, Raban is almost goofy for Seattle, and that wide-eyed, awe-struck wonder looks good on him.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2023
Illuminated by the glow of pinks and purples behind her, Becky G looks out into the awe-struck audience at downtown’s the Novo and offers this advice: “Always trust the process.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2023
The rest of the watch gathered round Geordie and spoke in awe-struck whispers.
From The Strand Magazine, Volume XXVII, Issue 160, April, 1904 by Various
