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

The new spellbinder was anxious to speak whenever there was an occasion, and often when there was none at all.

From The Candidate A Political Romance by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)