under a spell
Example Sentences
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The Pickett fire was among several burning in parts of California under a spell of hot and dry summer weather amid warnings of potential for fire outbreaks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2025
And Jonathan Bailey's endless charm both on and off screen still very much has me under a spell.
From Salon ● Mar. 2, 2025
Frank's Green Ranger was initially introduced as an antagonist in the series - who had been placed under a spell by the Power Rangers' nemesis Rita Repulsa.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2022
Kalman waves her arms around like a wizard; the cast members lead one another around, fingers curled, as if putting one another under a spell, only to be put under a spell in turn.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 9, 2019
“You’ll put us under a spell? Do you have some magical words, some curse you plan to use on us now that we won’t eat your medicated sweet bread?”
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
