captivate

He is entirely unrecognizable save for his essential, singular ability to captivate.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

Marlowe said she is "thrilled to be joining the Radio 1 family" and hopes to "captivate your ears, not so much your eyes due to it being radio".

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

Yet “The Vampire Lestat” asks viewers to believe something as audacious as a centuries-old vampire still being able to captivate people, launch a music career and inspire a movement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026

By the time the Civil War ended, it was baseball that had become the game that would continue to captivate Americans into the 21st century and beyond.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

She strung humorous stories along the road like a bright wash and tried to captivate us.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

Throughout his wanderings to piece together her identity, we are never given a definitive explanation of why this woman captivates him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

The fifth instalment of the animated franchise sees Woody, Buzz and Jessie threatened by a new frog-like tablet known as Lilypad, which captivates the film's children.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

The music still instantly captivates, even if whole swaths of the audience won’t be familiar with the original songs, impudently rewritten for the occasion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2025

Even when the story lacks, the visual splendor captivates, and Corbet brings intimate and layered performances out of his actors.

From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2025

They remain aloof from the modern temptation that captivates many in America’s middle class: the temptation to relieve the anonymity of public life by trying to make it intimate.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

Arranged in three sections based on his interests as an observer—plants, labor conditions and architecture—the show centers on his wanderings and the marvels that captivated him forever after.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

He wants the judge to enter a not-guilty verdict, essentially dismissing the case after a weeks-long, televised trial that has captivated Americans.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

“One of the things that captivated me about food was that it brings people together.”

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

The tale of two women in the lonely landscape — a hardworking, rifle-wielding cafe owner and a stranded German tourist with a suitcase full of lederhosen — captivated viewers, particularly in Europe and Japan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

She thought he was captivated, like a child looking at a caged lion—except that Capricorn wasn't in a cage.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

Jude Bellingham: Did not hit the heights of his captivating display in Croatia but still oozed class whenever in possession.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

This is easily one of the most fun, captivating tracks of the summer — it’s funky, bouncy, buzzy and everything in between.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

A captivating, welcoming and family-friendly space, with some jaw-dropping views, a cafe and a gorgeous rooftop fine-dining restaurant, not to mention an 11-acre garden, dotted with statuary and fountains.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Well, we have a few good examples: people like Zohran Mamdani, Abdul El-Sayed, AOC, who are really captivating.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

We tell rags-to-riches stories because we find something captivating in the idea of a lone hero battling overwhelming odds.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell