awed

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Lawrence’s childhood home—the narrator is awed and cowed by the impossibly delicate stemware and casual references to “Finnegan’s Wake.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

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

I was awed by her maturity and grace.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2025

Millions were awed by his award show performances, bought his albums, flaunted his fashions and allowed all that to distract us from the warning signs that seeped into plain view and were ignored.

From Salon • Jan. 27, 2025

My class girls visited me that afternoon, their eyes wide with awed admiration.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie