awed

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“He started building this world when he was 14,” she says, still a little awed by his confidence.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

China has long awed visitors with wonders such as the Great Wall and the terracotta warriors buried in an ancient tomb.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025

His shock-and-awe campaign has been theatrical, but I’m neither shocked nor awed.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2025

Sleek sea otters dive and twirl in a tank before awed visitors.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2025

He was nervous and went into way too much technical detail, but he must have been clear enough, because when he was finished, awed whispers rippled through the crowd.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat