awestruck

Also awe-struck,

[aw-struhk]

adjective

1. filled with awe.

awestruck

/ ˈɔːˌstrʌk /

adjective

1. overcome or filled with awe

Word History and Origins

Origin of awestruck¹

First recorded in 1625–35

Example Sentences

As she worked, she snuck awestruck glances at the stage.

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Penelope and Miss Mortimer sat in awestruck silence as the waiter uncovered their appetizer plates.

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Despite what the humans had been through, they couldn’t help feeling awestruck by those magnificent animals.

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He received a similar awestruck reception last week, when he arrived at West Coast Customs to inspect a 1977 Excalibur roadster he had taken in for restoration.

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If the Dodgers do indeed roll on, then for another minute we will be awestruck by the relentless, money-fueled, dancing Dodger machine.

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