captivation

Example Sentences

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What better way to crack the curiosity of the culturally intransigent than to make this history personal by way of someone whose superpower is captivation?

From Salon • Aug. 9, 2023

There was a certain captivation among the crowd as the future NFL player breezed through agility drills.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2023

And this, the homer at the perfect moment, the stunning World Series lead, the complete captivation of an entire metropolitan area, is not something just anyone can conjure.

From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2022

The opportunity to star in an adventure film satisfied Blunt’s childhood captivation with the genre.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2021

"I means Chieftain—de larges' black-mangy Nubbin lion in captivation," stated Red Hoss grandly, quoting from memory his own recollection of an inscription he but lately had read for the first time.

From Sundry Accounts by Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury)