in a trance
Example Sentences
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I must have been in a trance as I clicked through dozens of clips—fix-it videos, rescue-dog accounts, road-rage incidents, segments of “Justified” episodes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
A different type of British invasion had EDM fans in a trance at the Queen Mary in Long Beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
So, after my haircut, I hypnotised someone in the shop using the same language and pattens used in the DVD and the person just dropped unconscious and in a trance.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2025
On Wednesday night at Carnegie Hall, the pianist Vikingur Olafsson’s performance of Bach’s “Goldberg” Variations had everyone in a trance — including him.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
The young princelings of Lothian got off their donkeys as if in a trance, and joined the circle.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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