overawe
verb (used with object)
to restrain or subdue by inspiring awe; intimidate.
have overawed
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present perfectof overawe.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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The interview she had just had with one in league with the occult powers of magic and witchery did not seem in the least to have overawed her.
From Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures by William Black
The sight that met his gaze there might have overawed the most reckless of men.
From Fighting the Flames by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
At this point the door opened, and Lady Lucy glided in, clad in a frail majesty which would have overawed any one but Elizabeth Niton.
From The Testing of Diana Mallory by Mrs. Humphry Ward
He is said completely to have overawed the Arabs, your old friends, by his great strength, height, and energy.
From Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 by J. G. (John Gibson) Lockhart
He had hoped that his army would have overawed London, instead of which the free spirit of London had, as a result of his policy, entirely captivated his army.
From London and the Kingdom - Volume II by Reginald R. (Reginald Robinson) Sharpe
