awestruck
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of awestruck
First recorded in 1625–35
Example Sentences
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“What an impossibility!” he said in an awestruck voice.
From Literature
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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.
He said the volatility in recent weeks has left him and other investors feeling “awestruck and dumbfounded at times.”
A soft chiming filled the room as the light illuminated their awestruck faces.
From Literature
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“Are you sure she’s your ma?” one of her teenage son’s awestruck friends asks while gazing up at her.
From Salon
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