mesmerize

Example Sentences

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The device adds another layer of intrigue to a mesmerizing and often heartbreaking story.

From The Wall Street Journal

He was mesmerized by what the man did next, which was to apply the colored goo onto the flat surface of the canvas.

From Literature

It is closer to music than epic, a mesmerizing suite of songs that conveys Tennyson’s private sorrow as he vacillates from unbearable agony to precarious hope.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Michael was a genius. He could be mesmerizing and always, always, always brilliant,” said Alan Howard, who edited “Bookworm” for 31 years.

From Los Angeles Times

So the two of us stayed there staring, a little embarrassed and kind of mesmerized, for a minute or so.

From Literature