How to Use awestruck in a Sentence

awestruck

adjective

• They were awestruck by the sheer size of the project.
• Awestruck admiration showed on her face.
• Those that were around prior to the advent of being able to directly walk onto an aircraft for an airborne trip were inevitably awestruck with the reality of being able to fly.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 12 June 2022
• When Bungie demo'd the game at Macworld Expo in 1999, fans were awestruck.
  — Clive Thompson, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2007
• An awestruck Wiesel, who was speaking at the rostrum, struggled for words.
  — Robert King, Indianapolis Star, 2 Apr. 2018
• She was escorted back to the main stage by a pair of awestruck fans who were repaid with a selfie.
  — Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 10 June 2018
• Open mic night on Wednesdays will often leave you awestruck.
  — Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2019
• Hall arrived with his fiancee, son and daughter who seemed awestruck by the turnout of dozens of people.
  — Peter Marteka, courant.com, 20 Nov. 2019
• The thunderous crash of a pheasant taking flight left us awestruck.
  — Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com, 2 Jan. 2020
• Moller threw on his gear and provided a target for Archer as dozens of awestruck youngsters looked on.
  — Richard Morin, azcentral, 19 Jan. 2020
• Rocky IV was released around Thanksgiving 1985, and the kid from small-town Kutztown was awestruck from the opening scene.
  — Mike Berardino, Twin Cities, 17 Feb. 2017
• Last year, Kimmel guided awestruck tourists inside the Dolby Theater for a meet and greet.
  — Jake Kring-Schreifels, Esquire, 5 Mar. 2018
• The giant rock formations of Labyrinth and Stillwater Canyons will keep you awestruck.
  — Popular Science, 1 Jan. 2020
• The giant rock formations of Labyrinth and Stillwater Canyons will keep you awestruck.
  — Popular Science, 1 Jan. 2020
• Both videos of the gymnast’s routines went viral, quickly gaining support from awestruck celebs and fans around the world.
  — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 13 Aug. 2019
• That song’s awestruck wonder made the absence of such a quality from some other pieces all the more noticeable.
  — Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 11 Oct. 2019
• That would be the only time Jan ever saw her daughter completely awestruck.
  — Jacob Feldman, SI.com, 10 July 2019
• In early August, Kate and Laura Mulleavy stood awestruck in front of a giant board filled with pictures.
  — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2018
• The moment America heard the 14-year-old English singer's Janis Joplin-esque pipes, the country was awestruck.
  — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 14 Jan. 2019
• Even Chrissy Teigen, verifiable superstar in her own right, is too awestruck by Queen Bey to speak to her!
  — Emily Dixon, Marie Claire, 11 Feb. 2020
• Arthur followed the project closely, and Gevers had been awestruck by his intelligence.
  — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, WIRED, 18 June 2018
• Here are all the must-reads Smithsonian.com has published this summer on the history of awestruck eclipse chasers, ancient eclipse anxiety, Benjamin Franklin's eclipse satire and more.
  — Smithsonian, 19 Aug. 2017
• Here are all the must-reads Smithsonian.com has published this summer on the history of awestruck eclipse chasers, ancient eclipse anxiety, Benjamin Franklin's eclipse satire and more.
  — Smithsonian, 18 Aug. 2017
• Petit then spent an hour walking, sitting and dancing on the cable as awestruck spectators watched from the streets below.
  — Leah Asmelash, CNN, 5 Oct. 2019
• Jonas seems awestruck by her presence, and extremely affected by her touch.
  — Abbey Maxbauer, refinery29.com, 25 June 2019
• To convince Commander Waterford, Offred has to force a big smile and play his awestruck ingénue.
  — Sarah Bichsel, baltimoresun.com, 8 June 2017
• Love the idea of seeing a realistic seeming T. rex or stegosaurus at full 40-plus-foot length — incidentally, the same length as the bona fide T. rex skeleton known as Sue inside the Field — and you’ll be awestruck.
  — Steve Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 24 May 2017
• Paulson’s powerful delivery rendered the crowd silent and awestruck.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 15 Mar. 2018
• Star Katee Sackhoff, who is also a producer on the show, says that Blair shared her diagnosis with her privately, and was awestruck by her frankness and strength in handling it.
  — Kara Warner, PEOPLE.com, 25 July 2019
• The resort offers plenty of fine dining with three restaurants, but the glittering holiday trees and other festive greenery will leave you awestruck.
  — Travel Wisconsin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2017

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024