spellbinder
Example Sentences
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The audience laughed and laughed, not least because the Judge, an old-fashioned spellbinder, paused or gestured at well-chosen instants.
From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2021
“Kingdom of the Blind” is the 14th mystery in the Inspector Gamache series — and it’s a spellbinder.
From Washington Post • Nov. 27, 2018
This performance was, more often than not, a spellbinder.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2017
In which case Hodgson will use the Mascherano bounty to mount a bid for Carlton Cole, whose similarity to a nifty Brazilian spellbinder is plain to see.
From The Guardian • Aug. 10, 2010
Spinney's name was presented by an up-country spellbinder who had copied logic, diction, and demagogic arguments from his chief.
From The Ramrodders A Novel by Day, Holman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.