agaze
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of agaze
Example Sentences
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Without another word he left the room—left it with an old man's dimmed and misty eyes agaze upon him, full of love and admiration.
From The Old Flute-Player A Romance of To-day by J. Knowles Hare
Mr. Canning stood agaze; it was to be seen that he was taken considerably by surprise.
From V. V.'s Eyes by Henry Sydnor Harrison
To see them forever forward and agaze at the lit shores of Spain and the Islands of Desire, roused in him the faint savour of expectation.
From The Lovely Lady by Gordon Grant
After standing half a quarter of an hour agaze with my mouth open to contemplate this prodigy, I shook myself together, took heart of courage, crossed the bridge, and knocked loudly at my door.
From The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second by Count Carlo Gozzi
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
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