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Recent Examples of awestruck Making matters worse and weirder, Michaela walks into this bizarre scene — looking gorgeous in a shade of emerald green Julianne Moore should have on retainer — and is met by an awestruck Bruce. Caroline Framke, Vulture, 23 May 2025 The road to qualifying Glenorchy as a Dark Sky Sanctuary, however, took more than just the awestruck reviews of tourists like me to come to fruition. Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2025 Of course, being a little awestruck helps, when depicting someone in love. Maya Singer, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025 At a surprise performance announced earlier in the day, the writer Jayson Greene witnessed the ageless icon play a 20-song, hits-heavy set amid a small, awestruck crowd of fans young and old. Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for awestruck
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awestruck
Adjective
  • But what happened next stunned everyone.
    Rick Tumlinson, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • No one was more stunned to learn that Reese Witherspoon's first name is not Reese than Jennifer Aniston.
    Jodi Guglielmi, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • As the foursome sang and danced, the camera repeatedly cut to the audience, where everyone was up out of their seats and dancing — including the EGOT winner, who also sang along while looking amazed by the group’s talent.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The archers were amazed at how strong the bow was for its size.
    Clare Conley, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Fans in the comments expressed excitement about the forthcoming sequel to the witchy cult classic — which was based on the 1995 Alice Hoffman novel of the same name — while others seemed astonished that filming for the movie has already finished.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, The Pitt only has two wins so far, but Shawn Hatosy wins most astonished speech.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • And then at Veejay’s station — well, there are no clothes made yet, and Christian is shocked.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Violence prevention members ‘shocked’ at decision In addition to mockery from gun groups, the program met stiff opposition from its own members and longtime supporters.
    Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Gray, a veteran lawmaker who served 10 years in the California Assembly before coming to Washington nine months ago, said he’s been surprised at the lack of desire for bipartisanship.
    David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Emmanuel looked surprised by the push, but then noticed that he was being watched and composed himself.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The women, visitors from the countryside, seemed awed by everything.
    Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Little Penn would be awed and humbled.
    Sophie Ansari, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Awestruck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awestruck. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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