spellbind
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I saw him spellbind a room reciting Sophocles.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 11, 2023
And yet, onstage, under the pink LEDs, the dancers spellbind.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2020
“Throughout his life in jazz, Cecil continues to spellbind or infuriate listeners.”
From Reuters ● Apr. 6, 2018
First, the evening's hero let his sponsors spellbind the crowd.
From Time Magazine Archive
We here at the Mumbai Young Filmmakers Council are all in agreement that Miss Mehra possesses the unique ability to truly transform her characters on-screen in such a way as to spellbind her audience.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
If Gellar didn’t have such a spellbinding screen presence, one might think she was the common denominator factor in all of these failed series.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2026
Here are the main talking points after a spellbinding fourth round of the Six Nations.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026
But she eventually brushed herself down and stunned the onlooking crowd with her spellbinding third run, her coach bursting into tears at the realisation of what Choi had achieved.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026
The centerpiece of Mr. Freedland’s spellbinding account is a gathering of a circle of friends on Sept. 10, 1943.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
Because Decker had taken the best stock stories—the International Gang, the Rich American, Dr. No himself—and he’d pulled them together into a single, spellbinding tale.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
I spent several hours spellbound by the aquarium—don’t miss the octopus and jellyfish tanks—and the museum of the world’s oceans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026
The spellbound astronauts pinned themselves to the windows, the first humans to see the far side of our nearest celestial neighbour.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2025
Whitney Houston is luxury displaced, spellbound, chased away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
This shot transfixes me because I have been so spellbound by Byrne that I am literally entranced and pulled into the music.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2023
A waiter stops by and is instantly spellbound by Abby.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
