Awestricken

"From the grass roots down," he muttered in an awestricken voice, as he swung his pick into the yielding surface. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Apparently, Davy Goldblatt takes my silence as that of the awestricken variety, because he jumps up and claps his hands together, absolutely pleased not only—but mostly—with himself but also with how the entire three-minute meeting has gone. ❋ Kristin McCloy (2010)

Chain car collisions on the Interstate, hysteria-tinged second by second updates from the weatherman on the local TV stations, a stunned, awestricken look from the locals that almost made one think that this was surely the first time they had ever seen this precipitation thing occurring. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Nobody will notice your zit because they will be too awestricken with your fabulousness. ❋ Unknown (2007)

And in the midst of this discussion, making a sudden and awestricken silence, appeared ❋ Herbert George (2006)

“Gaw!” he whispered at last, in awestricken tones. ❋ Herbert George (2006)

Theo turned away from the window with a sad, almost awestricken face. ❋ Unknown (2006)

His heart was humbled by the prospect of his happiness: it stood awestricken in the contemplation of her sweet goodness and purity. ❋ Unknown (2006)

They were puzzled and awestricken by the Egyptian monuments, of which the forms, as Plato says, not in a figure, but literally, were ten thousand years old ❋ Unknown (2006)

He dubs himself "Mr. Handsome" and everyone in class is awestricken by him. ❋ Unknown (2006)

She gave much time to them and thought; visited from house to house, without ostentation; was awestricken by that spectacle of the poverty which we have with us always, of which the sight rebukes our selfish griefs into silence, the thought compels us to charity, humility, and devotion. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Standing a safe distance away a mixed mob of Balubas, Nigerians, and Ubangi archers gazed at him in awestricken silence. ❋ Adams, Stephen (2005)

The horses, one riderless, nerves high, tails twitching, danced sideways as they converged in a trot around the awestricken cliff dwellers. ❋ Gier, Scott (2005)

The Wats were awestricken all over again as the Condor pulled free from the muck with a deafening sucking noise and leaped into the air under the tow of the other ship. ❋ McCaffrey, Anne (2003)

The self-styled Conjure-King of Blenmoss (“moon swamp”) then demonstrated other of his formidable powers to the awestricken survivors of the shipwreck and afterwards sent them home to Holt Mallburn in a leaky fishing smack, carrying a list of non-negotiable demands. ❋ May, Julian (2003)

He was used to having people stare at him with expressions ranging from disgusted to curious to awestricken. ❋ Salvatore, R. A., 1959- (2001)

I was [awestricken] by your [beauty] ❋ JearBear (2021)