mesmerize

Or, in the case of credit cards, they mesmerize you with the many glamorous perks you can acquire, failing to note the debt you may accrue in the process.

From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2026

But in the years since, Keegan has opted for a path more befitting an author whose tales often mesmerize by thwarting expectations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2023

Still there is the natural arm talent that can mesmerize with effortless form and quick release.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 18, 2023

I’m referring to Ichiro, the Sultan of Slap, who used to mesmerize teammates and foes alike with his daily power display in batting practice.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 1, 2023

These are the thoughts that go on in my mind and really mesmerize me.

From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones

Not yet 30, the energetically self-assured German refugee soon mesmerizes the narrator and his four closest classmates—Aharon, Dan, Yair and Aya, the only female among them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Everyone on stage mesmerizes, yet Christopher Nell as The Boy, a barrel of laughs and an acrobat, nonetheless steals the show.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026

But he also mesmerizes the cops to salute him and Laszlo by telling them he's Captain "Sully" Sullenberger and Laszlo is Tom Selleck's character from "Blue Bloods."

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2023

But what really mesmerizes are the windows, and the speculations they invite about who lives behind them.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2022

What is done from a genuine, strong, inward emotion, whether in writing or painting, always mesmerizes the paper, or the canvas, and gives it a power which every body must feel, though few know why.

From Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2 by Harriet Beecher Stowe

As a 7-year-old, she was mesmerized by the swordplay in “Hook” and “Peter Pan.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson later recalled being mesmerized by the album, the first record, to his mind, that didn’t have any filler.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

“Son of Sam just mesmerized everybody for a long period,” recalled Michael Oreskes, then a reporter for the Daily News, whereas “LaGuardia was a one-time thing that then nobody could explain, nobody could figure out.”

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

He started sumo wrestling, too, and as a preteen was mesmerized by a YouTube clip he saw of a famous match between sumo legends Takanohana and Asashoryu.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026

I had sat mesmerized in the almost holy silence in which she worked, as she wove the needle in and out of stitches, forming pictures with thread.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

François-Pierre Couture’s scenic design is mesmerizing without ever being overbearing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

A collaboration with the producer the Alchemist, the R&B singer’s first studio album in 16 years is woozy, eccentric and often mesmerizing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

The band closed out with their best song, the mellowly mesmerizing “Blue Coupe.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

America’s most-loved fictional titans, Tony Stark and Bruce Wayne, have bottomless wealth to fund their vigilante adventures, making them especially mesmerizing to an audience raised on rags-to-riches fables.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Hades had the same intense eyes, the same kind of mesmerizing, evil charisma.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan