awed

Example Sentences

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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

I was awed by her maturity and grace.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2025

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

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2025

As her friends came up to murmur their condolences they would feel awed by the scale of her tragedy.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan