awe-struck
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During the nearly seven-hour lunar flyby, astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen and Reid Weisman gave near-literary descriptions of lunar surface features and left scientists in Houston awe-struck.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
All the voices, from ground control to awe-struck passengers, were female.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2025
To an awe-struck crowd, the two of them then do a rendition of “Chopsticks.”
From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2024
In those early days, Raban is almost goofy for Seattle, and that wide-eyed, awe-struck wonder looks good on him.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2023
At which they drew back awe-struck, yet fascinated by the grotesque buffoonery inseparable from the insane.
From An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West by Rice, Alfred Ernest
