captivation

Example Sentences

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So what better way to crack the curiosity of the culturally intransigent than to make this history personal by way of someone whose primary superpower is captivation?

From Salon • Aug. 9, 2023

There was a certain captivation among the crowd as the future NFL player breezed through agility drills.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2023

Such captivation rang true on a recent weekday as a dozen people at In Sheep’s Clothing occupied tables, bar stools and a couch in the 50-capacity room.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2018

His parents tried every form of therapy they could find, before finally discovering that he could be drawn out through his captivation with astronomy.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2018

If all the varied hues of captivation her changing humor wore were but the deep practised lures of coquetry?

From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) by Lever, Charles James