Stricken in awe
Is this sentence natural?
He left the crowd stricken in awe.
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To me, the more natural expression is "stricken with awe", though the word "awestruck" is far more common than either. "stricken with awe" sounds a bit like something out of an old religious book. "awe" is quite a strong word, so be sure that it is appropriate.
- To me, the more natural expression is "stricken with awe", though the word "awestruck" is far more common than either.
- "stricken with awe" sounds a bit like something out of an old religious book.
- "awe" is quite a strong word, so be sure that it is appropriate.
- I find your sentence slightly unsatisfactory as it is ambiguous whether the crowd was awestruck or he was awestruck.
- Perhaps we can guess the former, especially with more context.
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To me, the more natural expression is "stricken with awe", though the word "awestruck" is far more common than either. "stricken with awe" sounds a bit like something out of an old religious book. "awe" is quite a strong word, so be sure that it is appropriate.
I find your sentence slightly unsatisfactory as it is ambiguous whether the crowd was awestruck or he was awestruck. Perh
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