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awestruck

American  
[aw-struhk] / ˈɔˌstrʌk /
Also awe-struck,

adjective

  1. filled with awe.

awestruck British  
/ ˈɔːˌstrʌk /

adjective

  1. overcome or filled with awe

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Etymology

Origin of awestruck

First recorded in 1625–35

Example Sentences

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One was the awestruck girl from the South discovering New York City for the first time, another was the hunky model, aspiring actor, and so on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

An awestruck Pakistan quick bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi pronounced Brook's performance: "The best innings of his life. A captain's innings."

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

“Are you sure she’s your ma?” one of her teenage son’s awestruck friends asks while gazing up at her.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026

Every hike in Angeles National Forest offers us a chance to be awestruck by our natural environment.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

Sometimes my aunts and uncles would look at me and gently slap their cheeks, awestruck by the fact that I looked just like her.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

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