awed

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“He started building this world when he was 14,” she says, still a little awed by his confidence.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Lawrence’s childhood home—the narrator is awed and cowed by the impossibly delicate stemware and casual references to “Finnegan’s Wake.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Weber, who shares several scenes with Kotsur where they converse in sign language, said he was awed when he met the Oscar winner on the first day of rehearsals.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025

Millions were awed by his award show performances, bought his albums, flaunted his fashions and allowed all that to distract us from the warning signs that seeped into plain view and were ignored.

From Salon • Jan. 27, 2025

“Wow, this is cool,” breathes Jay, awed by the computer’s map of bright colors, straight and curved lines.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes