entrancing

Example Sentences

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The 17th-century painter’s depiction of the biblical figure, who has left behind her life of sin, is a work of entrancing details and pervading stillness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The lyric, "I'll cry my eyes violet", refers to the star's famously entrancing eyes; and the line "what could you possibly get for the girl who has everything" namechecks one of her films.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

It is not necessary to know the backstory of the picture and its title to find it entrancing, but its history is a rich one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

An entrancing set of 13 Glass songs to texts by the 13th-century mystic Jalal al-Din Rumi was supposed to serve as the framework for pioneering 21st-century opera with 3D imagery.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025

Naomi had found the gentle flicker of the flares entrancing, and Muff had smiled and squeezed her arm.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez