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

And in his eagerness, with a strength born of death, the old man half arose upon his elbow and laid a trembling hand upon the head of each of the awe-struck children.

From Recitations for the Social Circle by Harvey, James Clarence