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

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

As awe-struck fans stood for an extended ovation after the opening song, the 79-year-old’s delighted laughter seemed to make them cheer even harder.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 11, 2023

And in the hush that dropped adown the spheres, And in the quiet of the awe-struck space, The worlds learned worship at the birth of years: They looked upon their Lord's calm, kingly face.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 by Various