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Widdicombe said he was "giddy with excitement, honoured and a little overawed to be given the chance to step into the biggest shoes in television".

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Stidham has not thrown a pass in an NFL game for two years but Payton believes he will not be overawed, and the 62-year-old will tailor his gameplan.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

Both are experienced, so are unlikely to be overawed if called upon.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

Scotland may be an Associate nation, with a fraction of the funding and resources of a full member like England, but they were not overawed by the occasion.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2024

She was a quiet, pretty girl from the countryside who did not seem overawed by the comings and goings at the Sisulus’.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela