awestruck

Example Sentences

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“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

AFP visited the river port of Outeiro in Belem on Brazil's north coast, surrounded by small communities of boat-dwelling fisherfolk awestruck by the enormity of the floating hotels.

From Barron's • Nov. 9, 2025

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

Salvador refused to gasp at his first view of Tijuana’s central district, but Lupita stood awestruck.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty