trance

Example Sentences

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Late in the eighteenth century, a German doctor, Franz Mesmer, had devised a system that cured illnesses by putting people into trances.

From Literature

I sat in a trance and watched that hundred dollar monkey spring every one of my traps the same way.

From Literature

"I think I was walking around in like a stunned, surprised trance if you like for about three weeks."

From BBC

As she shook water off her body the other women leaned away, but behind the reeds Dodzi leaned forward as if in a trance, to catch the precious shower.

From Literature

Notably, this trance is one of the few instances in the film when Lilian slips back into English.

From Salon