transfix

Example Sentences

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A local punk rock band, a cumbia ensemble, a breakout Spanish-language pop artist or a jazz quartet might transfix the room at any given moment.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2022

They transfix even in the absence of any discernible event.

From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2020

That the music could still transfix the crowd, and the weekend went as peacefully as it did, speaks to the generosity of spirit in its attendees, not any utopia.

From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2019

A sign of her charisma is that during the final tableau, as Aida and Radamès are expiring in the tomb, Amneris continues to transfix the attention: even when she isn’t singing, she dominates the stage.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 4, 2018

The changing patterns of light transfix my sight.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein