: showing awe
awed respect

Examples of awed in a Sentence

gave the nationally known golfer an awed look
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Hereafter is ultimately too touchy-feely for its own good — too awed by its modest musings on the mystery of being alive — and the film suggests Damon isn’t so great at playing characters with a mystical bent. Will Leitch, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2024 For a moment, there is what could be described as an awed pause, before a vaping assistant breaks the spell. Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024 Hair products can work for one form of curls and not others so I was awed at how this brush detangled my hair. Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024 In early September, an awed resident said the massive cloud caused by the fire looked apocalyptic. Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for awed 

Word History

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of awed was in 1591

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“Awed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/awed. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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