Word: awed
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...They were rather in awe of the fact that we, as a school whose demographics indicated we would do poorly, did well," says Jim J. Coady, who was Morse school principal until he retired last year...
Anticipation hung in the air as the virtuoso sat down, tuned, the concentration evident on his face. Then he tuned to his accompanist, smiled, and began a two hour performance so complete in its exhibition of the skills of the violinist that the audience was left in awe...
...swatter. Wilson then looked out the window and saw a biplane zooming down on the White House, with Lincoln Beachey perched at the controls. Beachey, then considered the best pilot in America, buzzed the White House again and again and flew stunts around the Washington Monument, to the awe of Wilson. Today the airspace above the White House is designated P-56 by the FAA--the P standing for "prohibited area"--and it is rigidly policed by air-traffic controllers...
...extensive than a lot of other jazz musicians. Bach's music is one of the great wonders of Western man. Like the Sistine Chapel or the works of Shakespeare. Some things touch on so many things at such a high level of craftsmanship th.at you just step back in awe and are just happy that you can understand it. That's one of the unimpeachable achievements in music. When you talk about Bach, sometimes you feel like you need to genuflect. It's just that good. I often speak of classical music as philosophical. It's not necessarily in terms...
This year, however, after leveling their fan-base and exposing us to the taunts of cross-river Ranger fans, the Devils came back with an awe-inspiring run all the way to the Stanley...