captivation

Example Sentences

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So what better way to crack the curiosity of the culturally intransigent than to make this history personal by way of someone whose primary 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 poets and philosophizers of Toronto think there is more behind the city’s captivation with the fox family.

From New York Times • May 18, 2020

Moreover, one of the difficulties of being agreeable is that the apprehension of offending and the small hope of pleasing destroy all captivation of manner.

From Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 by Various