agaze
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of agaze
Example Sentences
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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 Collett, Herbert Brayley
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 Hare, J. Knowles
Smith heeded her voice, and for another unnoted interval they stood agaze upon their little eminence.
From White Ashes by Kennedy, Sidney R. (Sidney Robinson)
Even the rough laborers stopped delving at their tasks for a few minutes, to straighten from their work and stand, with curious eyes agaze down-track.
From In Old Kentucky by Marshall, Edward
That were indeed distinction enough for one man, well calculated to cause the world to stand agaze!
From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 by Brann, William Cowper
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