awed

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Mozart Maxon, then a consultant for India’s National Disaster Management Authority, was awed when he saw the lake for the first time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

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

Weber, who shares several scenes with Kotsur where they converse in sign language, said he was awed when he met the Oscar winner on the first day of rehearsals.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025

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

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2025

Pong stared at his friend, awed by how much his life had changed.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat