awe-struck
Example Sentences
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When the gig ends, cameras capture a young fan in an awe-struck stupor, unable to tear himself away from his spot on the stadium floor.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
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
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
The maid said, in an awe-struck whisper, "Altezza, the man is here."
From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Charles Reade
