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

More astounding, he managed to persuade Sondheim, the show’s lyricist, to regale an awe-struck high school drama club with anecdotes about his missteps.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025

All the voices, from ground control to awe-struck passengers, were female.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 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

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