awed

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But it was a chance to capture the imaginations of new generations of future space explorers, while also calling back to the one-giant-step-for-mankind sense of awed enormity that characterized the 20th-century Space Race.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

Mozart Maxon, then a consultant for India’s National Disaster Management Authority, was awed when he saw the lake for the first time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

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

Mason and Salli Slaughter, his wife, interviewed Robbins in his home in 2011 and were charmed as much by his playfulness as they were awed by stories from his past.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2025

As her friends came up to murmur their condolences they would feel awed by the scale of her tragedy.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan