awe
noun
an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like.
have awed
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present perfectof awe.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Understood me in a mix of warmth and words that would have awed Imala.
From Nature ● Dec. 11, 2018
That, in turn, brought him an appreciation for players who have awed him on the way to 18-1, and who, strangely, just received some validation that they mattered.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 29, 2016
Ever since fossils of the behemoth, long-necked dinosaurs known as sauropods surfaced in England more than 170 years ago, they have awed and confused scientists.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 2, 2014
Cunningham's description was a typically understated account of a scene that would have awed many.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 6, 2013
Monks whom I have awed or blessed, slumber in death.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 544, April 28, 1832 by Various
