awestruck

Example Sentences

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An awestruck Pakistan quick bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi pronounced Brook's performance: "The best innings of his life. A captain's innings."

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

“Are you sure she’s your ma?” one of her teenage son’s awestruck friends asks while gazing up at her.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026

He received a similar awestruck reception last week, when he arrived at West Coast Customs to inspect a 1977 Excalibur roadster he had taken in for restoration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

At night, far from shore, more stars flickered than he’d ever noticed, and he was awestruck by the way phosphorescent creatures set the waves aglow.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

Seaborg was as awestruck by the immensity of the Hanford plant as Lawrence had been on witnessing the transformation of Oak Ridge.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik