How to Use awed in a Sentence

awed

adjective

• Sydla said at some point after a long, awed silence had come over us.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 May 2022
• Little Penn would be awed and humbled.
  — Sophie Ansari, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
• Sleek sea otters dive and twirl in a tank before awed visitors.
  — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
• In testing, we were awed by how well this brush was able to dry roots, despite its roller-barrel size.
  — Shayna Murphy, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2020
• So too with this vast novel, which will leave you awed by the heat of its anger and the depth of its compassion.
  — Ron Charles, The Denver Post, 31 May 2017
• On the sandy path, Morito’s fluid walk was silent, and our group fell into an awed hush.
  — Catherine Buni, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2023
• Throughout, the author’s tone is awed, reaching for the profound.
  — Rumaan Alam, The New Republic, 11 Feb. 2020
• But watching Porter at work on this cannot but inspire awed reverence.
  — Anabel Dean, CNN, 23 Jan. 2023
• As a lapsed Catholic, I was awed by the brilliance of this altarpiece.
  — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 19 Dec. 2024
• But when the local's president stepped to the mic, the room listened in awed silence.
  — Jamie L. Lareau, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2020
• The girl here seems awed into submission rather than bent to Mercury’s will by force.
  — Stephanie McCarter, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2022
• Scientists who study it speak of it with a mix of weary frustration and awed reverence.
  — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 7 May 2012
• There was a moment of awed silence as the boys contemplated such a thing, and then a burst of laughter.
  — Susan Dominus, New York Times, 9 June 2017
• She was both awed by and in some ways unsurprised by that possibility.
  — Robert Lang, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
• The trophy moves through hallways basking in the stares of awed students, teachers and parents.
  — Jim Ayello, USA TODAY Sports, 22 May 2017
• 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
• Trails are the cathedrals of the wild, leaving us both awed and humbled before a presence larger than ourselves.
  — Nicholas Kristof, National Geographic, 8 Sep. 2020
• As the sun rose into a cobalt sky and the mercury climbed to 75, sturgeon finned in the shallows just feet away from awed humans.
  — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2023
• If anything, growing older has left him only more awed by the wonders of life and the mysteries of the universe.
  — Emily Bobrow, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022
• The artists who knew him (for instance, Burden) viewed him with a kind of awed reverence, but his career was not going well.
  — New York Times, 17 Feb. 2021
• The story of his career is one of visual impressions and awed testimonials from those who lined up with and against him.
  — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 11 Oct. 2021
• Watching even one half of a World Cup soccer game is enough to become awed by the players’ athleticism.
  — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 10 Dec. 2022
• Sam Eddins also feels a little awed at the Brindley family's courage and grace.
  — Sara Clarkson, chicagotribune.com, 14 Sep. 2017
• Other members of the suburban pantheon include picket fences, malls, and of course, the shed (which is to be awed at and never touched).
  — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2023
• Meanwhile, Chi Chi is awed to be in the presence of guest judge and true diva Vanessa Williams.
  — Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2018
• Rachel Fabre, who coaches the Shine, said she is awed at the players' perseverance.
  — Karen Hua, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
• Guest was particularly awed by John’s willingness to push past his current health issues for the role.
  — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2025
• The birds, which are strictly protected by law, have caused quite a bit of damage to the home, and the homeowner is both awed and a bit frustrated at the event.
  — Mike Wehner, BGR, 5 May 2021
• The women, visitors from the countryside, seemed awed by everything.
  — Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
• If anything, Annie seemed almost awed by the complexities of a loving 5-year-old’s mind.
  — Julia Whelan Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024