awed

Example Sentences

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May was so awed by his resilient effort that he added West to this season’s roster to serve as a bench-warming inspiration.

From Los Angeles Times

In other words, we might not be as disgusted/awed as we were more than a dozen years ago, but hey, it’s something.

From Washington Post

They, like other full-time residents, watched as snow piled up outside their windows, awed by a wall of white that reached almost to their roof.

From New York Times

The uprising awed the world and became a harbinger of change in authoritarian regimes.

From Seattle Times

Records list the total snowfall in Washington on Feb. 11, 1983, as 16.4 inches, enough to excuse almost any amount of awed meteorological nostalgia.

From Washington Post