agaze
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of agaze
Example Sentences
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Then the talk stopped dead as Istra Nash stood agaze in the doorway—pale and intolerant, her red hair twisted high on her head, tall and slim and uncorseted in a gray tight-fitting gown.
From Our Mr. Wrenn, the Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man by Sinclair Lewis
As I stood there agaze at the strangeness and wonder of her, a voice at my shoulder made me whirl in surprise.
From Valley of the Croen by Lee Tarbell
Why should the world stand agaze for nineteen centuries at one miracle, when sixty, full as great, as incomprehensible, are happening every minute?
From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 by William Cowper Brann
As the harbour was entered all eyes were agaze at this first contact with the civilisation of the Old World.
From The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula by Herbert Brayley Collett
She lay back among her pillows, trembling in the dark, afraid of she knew not what, her wide eyes agaze at the ceiling's shadows.
From The Way of the Wind by Zoe Anderson Norris
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