captivate

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

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 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

Some 90 objects from the mid-13th to the early 16th century are spread out in three galleries, along with architectural fragments, engravings and other items, but it is the drawings that captivate us.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

Jackson, 77, said she had "never doubted" the show's potential or that it would become a hit big enough to captivate audiences half a century later.

From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026

She was smart and beautiful, with eyes that could captivate a room, and sweet potato pies that were the best in the county.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

With interlocking rhythms and remarkable improvisations, the EP captivates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025

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

It's not just the creative majesty of their team that captivates, it's the terrible beauty of their 7-1 bench, an idea borrowed from the Boks but, somehow, more impressive when France do it.

From BBC ● Mar. 15, 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

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

Next month, his club will travel to see him in A Midsummer Night's Dream - and he hopes more young minds will be captivated by the "snow globe of human emotion" that is live theatre.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

“The residents in particular, and some of the faculty, were captivated by the dot-com bubble,” said Burry.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

What makes the nine songs captivating are the music, the vocals and how the material is organized.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 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

A quietly captivating Willem Dafoe plays Ed Saxberger, a New York post office veteran of 37 years in a seemingly satisfying if decidedly low-key existence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

The production value is high, storytelling is captivating and hordes of fellow inmates get involved as actors and crew.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

But publishers found the account less than captivating.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann