in a trance
Example Sentences
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Women like Sylvia can go through the whole day without hearing what their body needs, and then end up eating in a trance at night.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
I must have been in a trance as I clicked through dozens of clips—fix-it videos, rescue-dog accounts, road-rage incidents, segments of “Justified” episodes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
She dances barefoot in a trance, her skin glowing with sweat, with her hair worn wild and loose.
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2025
The accordionist commands the stage, his eyes staring off as if in a trance, his fingers trilling out the opening notes of a tune.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2025
All I could do was stand there like I was in a trance, hold onto my net, and stare at that big monkey.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
