transfix
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A local punk rock band, a cumbia ensemble, a breakout Spanish-language pop artist or a jazz quartet might transfix the room at any given moment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
A sign of her charisma is that during the final tableau, as Aida and Radamès are expiring in the tomb, Amneris continues to transfix the attention: even when she isn’t singing, she dominates the stage.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 4, 2018
Great singers can stand in front of a painted scrim and transfix a cash-paying full house night after night.
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2017
The sequence of events that followed would reverberate around the world and, within days, devastate a family, upend a city’s politics and transfix two nations.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 28, 2017
The changing patterns of light transfix my sight.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
This Eden is enhanced by the birth of a son, Elio, whose beauty transfixes all who see him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Waterhouse transfixes with the garage-y “Big Love,” which was inspired by stories she heard from “Frozen Oranges” author Violet Paley about her manic episodes at a New York City bar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2024
The supernatural light from the window transfixes not only Augustine but a fluffy little dog on the floor, next to a letter bearing Carpaccio’s name.
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
It transfixes, not with artifice or cheap sentiment, but with a strange alchemy of gloom and light.
From Washington Post ● May 21, 2018
The flashing of white, pink, and green briefly transfixes me.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
For the technology available at the time, the dinosaurs looked incredibly realistic and left viewers transfixed.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
In an early scene in “Othello” the title character recalls in lush language how his recounting of the daring and dangerous exploits he endured as a warrior transfixed and moved his new wife, Desdemona:
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
The sight of USA fans in colourful jerseys is commonplace throughout the host cities, and just about every restaurant with a TV has patrons transfixed on the latest drama.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
But on Friday, the city seemed transfixed by what might be the closest the country gets to a royal wedding: The nuptials of pop superstar Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
He stood transfixed, feeling lost, incapable of deciding which way to go.
From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi
Therefore we'll parry with cloak what shafts thou shootest against us; And by our bolts transfixt, penalty due thou shalt pay.
From The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
From being transfixt by such a jibe Maupassant was preserved by Flaubert.
From Inquiries and Opinions by Matthews, Brander
Had I but once transfixt thy froward breast, How would’st thou then——I staid not for the rest; But thus half angry to the boy replide: How would’st thou then my soul of sense bereave!
From Democritus Platonissans by More, Henry
Our critic praised the acting, saying “A quietly transfixing performance from Ayo Edebiri provides reason enough to see the Broadway revival.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Now, the foundations of their empire are cracking—raising questions about the once-sizzling industry’s future and transfixing Wall Street in a mix of schadenfreude and anxiety.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026
Who impressed, and who has the most to do after a transfixing opening weekend of the Six Nations?
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026
What would “Ripley” be without its transfixing style, from the palpable isolation of a squalid New York apartment to the shadowy charms of ancient Italian streets?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2024
The name of Charnyetski was heard with increasing force from boundary to boundary, transfixing the enemy with terror, pouring consolation into the hearts of the Poles.
From The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
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