awestruck

adjective

awe·​struck ˈȯ-ˌstrək How to pronounce awestruck (audio)
variants or less commonly awestricken
: filled with awe

Examples of awestruck in a Sentence

Awestruck admiration showed on her face. They were awestruck by the sheer size of the project.
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Rams save their season with awestruck win against 49ers Sept. 23, 2024 Brees led the New Orleans Saints to a Super Bowl title to cap the 2009 season. Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024 Some of them were milling around on Tuesday morning, in the Pfister Hotel—otherwise known as the holy of holies, for this was where Trump was staying, if the awestruck rumors were correct. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024 This moment doesn’t ring with the same awestruck inspirationalism of other fight-movie resurrections — think Russell Crowe in Cinderella Man, whose return to the ring after a crippling injury sends him into early retirement is cast as triumphant. Beatrice Loayza, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2024 This story of a magical night where basketball superstars crashed a prom and danced with giddy, awestruck teenagers. Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 8 June 2023 See all Example Sentences for awestruck 

Word History

First Known Use

1637, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of awestruck was in 1637

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“Awestruck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/awestruck. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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awestruck

adjective
awe·​struck ˈȯ-ˌstrək How to pronounce awestruck (audio)
: filled with awe

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