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strike with awe

VERB
surprise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
amaze astound awe bewilder confound confuse dazzle disconcert dismay dumbfound flabbergast overwhelm perplex rattle shock startle stun unsettle
STRONG
consternate daze discomfit electrify floor jar jolt nonplus petrify rock stagger stupefy
WEAK
blow away bowl over cause wonder leave aghast leave open-mouthed shake up spring something on strike dumb take aback take one's breath away throw a curve
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bore calm clarify clear up comfort compose enlighten expect explain order soothe

Example Sentences

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His majesty of demeanor, his calm deportment, the reasonableness of his pretensions, had not failed to strike with awe and respect his four thousand comrades of captivity.

From Burlesques by Thackeray, William Makepeace

Wherever o'er thy billows lonely I might direct my careless prow, Amid thy waste one object only Would strike with awe my spirit now; One rock ... the sepulchre of glory ...

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 by Various

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