fixate

Example Sentences

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“My daughter was down the hill. My son was to my left. I was skiing. My eyes were not fixated only on my son, when Mr. Sanderson skied directly into my back,” she said.

From New York Times

Some Republicans grew fixated on idea of a lab leak after Donald Trump raised it in the early months of the pandemic despite scant evidence.

From New York Times

Some Republicans grew fixated on idea of a lab leak after former President Donald J. Trump raised it in the early months of the pandemic despite scant evidence supporting it.

From New York Times

For many Americans, now fixated on the war in Ukraine and escalating tensions with China, Iraq seems far in the rearview mirror.

From Washington Post

“I just remember fixating on the clock, because I remember thinking it was late, and I had to be up early in the morning,” the ATF agent testified about the encounter with Johnson in 2020.

From Washington Post