fixation

Example Sentences

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It became a point of fixation for audiences who'd taken to hyper-analysing actor Jacob Elordi's portrayal of the tortured anti-hero opposite Margot Robbie as his lover Cathy.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

The sea-sourced shining star doesn’t just look good, it has become a fixation.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, speaking at Cactus League media day earlier this month, said the fixation on the money spent makes people miss the things they do well.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

He has performed this exact procedure on dozens of patients, notably those whose symmetry goals have become an obvious fixation.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2026

Which probably explains his fixation on the Trials.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir