mesmerize

As a narrative of life — or ancient history or modern America — the paintings mesmerize.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2024

Still there is the natural arm talent that can mesmerize with effortless form and quick release.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 18, 2023

This was the first domestic event since CNN’s creation in 1980 to mesmerize the nation with saturation coverage by cable television.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 7, 2023

Sociologist Jean Boudrillard called the social world a "simulacrum," a hyper-reality full of noise, images, and symbols designed to mesmerize the mind and replace the boring real world.

From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2022

They draw me in, mesmerize me, refuse to release me.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

Not yet 30, the energetically self-assured German refugee soon mesmerizes the narrator and his four closest classmates—Aharon, Dan, Yair and Aya, the only female among them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Paul McCartney still sells out stadiums and mesmerizes audiences with his charm, charisma and the deepest songbook in pop, but at 83, his voice is more strain than sweetness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

Showing a person's worst side mesmerizes us and promotes engagement.

From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2023

But what really mesmerizes are the windows, and the speculations they invite about who lives behind them.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2022

What is done from a genuine, strong, inward emotion, whether in writing or painting, always mesmerizes the paper, or the canvas, and gives it a power which every body must feel, though few know why.

From Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2 by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Huerta didn’t talk for long, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen an audience as mesmerized.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

As a 7-year-old, she was mesmerized by the swordplay in “Hook” and “Peter Pan.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson later recalled being mesmerized by the album, the first record, to his mind, that didn’t have any filler.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

“Son of Sam just mesmerized everybody for a long period,” recalled Michael Oreskes, then a reporter for the Daily News, whereas “LaGuardia was a one-time thing that then nobody could explain, nobody could figure out.”

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

My mom and dad happily accept the invitation, and Abuela looks mesmerized upon hearing all this.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

This mesmerizing showdown is the King Kong vs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

He proved a natural for the medium: handsome with a beautiful voice and mesmerizing eyes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

François-Pierre Couture’s scenic design is mesmerizing without ever being overbearing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

A collaboration with the producer the Alchemist, the R&B singer’s first studio album in 16 years is woozy, eccentric and often mesmerizing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

That was what her hunger was like: mesmerizing, directed, floating like a public secret just under the cloud cover.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison