transfixed
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In interviews, he recalled being transfixed as a child by watching his father use fresh paint to make battered bicycles look new.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
The saga has transfixed Germans since it began, and has left islanders on Anholt bemused by the continued interest.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
The Booked Babes fall quiet as they thumb through their astrology booklets, reading about destiny, transfixed by the mesmerizing promise of inevitable fate.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
Yearning for a kind of abstract stimulation that even she can’t put into words, Camille is transfixed by her beloved chair.
From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026
I was transfixed and horrified by the image of my sister with antelope legs.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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