spellbind

I saw him spellbind a room reciting Sophocles.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 11, 2023

And yet, onstage, under the pink LEDs, the dancers spellbind.

From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2020

“Throughout his life in jazz, Cecil continues to spellbind or infuriate listeners.”

From Reuters ● Apr. 6, 2018

Standing in a tent show before a penny-dreadful melodrama, he feels the actor's hypnotic hold on the crowd, senses that his words too may one day sway and spellbind.

From Time Magazine Archive

We here at the Mumbai Young Filmmakers Council are all in agreement that Miss Mehra possesses the unique ability to truly transform her characters on-screen in such a way as to spellbind her audience.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

“Charming built-ins” and “exposed wood beams” give the interior a vintage feel, while the lush landscaping outside is equally as spellbinding.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

The Telegraph awarded four stars to the "spellbinding spectacle", while the Guardian's four-star review said it features "spectacular stagecraft and plenty of modern resonance".

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

Meant to be all-powerful and spellbinding, he comes across as merely eccentric.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026

Like the rest of Rebecca Zlotowski’s spellbinding film, this bit of character work in “A Private Life” — or, in its original French, “Vie Privée” — keenly marries French filmmaking with American sensibilities.

From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2026

It was quite an experience for the Incorrigibles to hear this spellbinding story, especially since it was about them.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

A former professor of biology at the University of the South, Mr. Haskell has made a career of explaining the lives of plants to spellbound audiences.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

The spellbound astronauts pinned themselves to the windows, the first humans to see the far side of our nearest celestial neighbour.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2025

Also, Joni Mitchell played “Coyote,” accompanied by Dylan, for spellbound band members at Gordon Lightfoot’s house.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2024

Within a couple of minutes, it snakes all the way back to the entrance, populated by doting parents and spellbound preteens hoping they arrived in time.

From New York Times ● May 24, 2024

I stayed at the window for the rest of the flight, spellbound, hunkered over a trash bag full of empty soda cans and half-eaten meals, my face pressed against the cold Plexiglas.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer