be awed by
Example Sentences
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When Trump first met Barack Obama after winning the 2016 election, he appeared to be awed by the office he was inheriting.
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2025
Looking across the Serengeti at herds of honking wildebeest, most of us would be awed by the exuberance of these migrating masses, resplendent in their magnitude.
From Scientific American • Oct. 19, 2023
I’ve never been able to be awed by him when he performs in an open mike, and he hasn’t been able to laugh at me with my improv team onstage.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2021
In the past two seasons, players like Mahomes, Jackson and Watson have made it hard to turn away because we might be awed by what comes next.
From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2020
He didn’t know whether to be awed by that knowledge or terrified.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
