awestruck

Example Sentences

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One was the awestruck girl from the South discovering New York City for the first time, another was the hunky model, aspiring actor, and so on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

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

His work is a moving and complex love letter to Mexico, mesmerizing anyone who has ever been awestruck by the country.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

The younger kids looked at me with an awestruck twinkle in their eyes; I was a hero.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini