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spellbound

[spel-bound] / ˈspɛlˌbaʊnd /


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As her landscapes show, Münter was spellbound by Murnau’s simplicity and sincerity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

The spellbound astronauts pinned themselves to the windows, the first humans to see the far side of our nearest celestial neighbour.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

“The Gentleman From Peru” takes place in a hotel where a group of friends are spellbound by a stranger’s tale of thwarted romance.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025

Within a couple of minutes, it snakes all the way back to the entrance, populated by doting parents and spellbound preteens hoping they arrived in time.

From New York Times • May 24, 2024

When she found that he knew nothing, and yet had spellbound the goats to come to him and follow him, then she saw that he must have in him the makings of power.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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