spellbind
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I saw him spellbind a room reciting Sophocles.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 11, 2023
And yet, onstage, under the pink LEDs, the dancers spellbind.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2020
“Throughout his life in jazz, Cecil continues to spellbind or infuriate listeners.”
From Reuters ● Apr. 6, 2018
Standing in a tent show before a penny-dreadful melodrama, he feels the actor's hypnotic hold on the crowd, senses that his words too may one day sway and spellbind.
From Time Magazine Archive
We here at the Mumbai Young Filmmakers Council are all in agreement that Miss Mehra possesses the unique ability to truly transform her characters on-screen in such a way as to spellbind her audience.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
“Charming built-ins” and “exposed wood beams” give the interior a vintage feel, while the lush landscaping outside is equally as spellbinding.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
If Gellar didn’t have such a spellbinding screen presence, one might think she was the common denominator factor in all of these failed series.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2026
But she eventually brushed herself down and stunned the onlooking crowd with her spellbinding third run, her coach bursting into tears at the realisation of what Choi had achieved.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026
The centerpiece of Mr. Freedland’s spellbinding account is a gathering of a circle of friends on Sept. 10, 1943.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
So spellbinding were the broadcasts of this station, that each time something interesting came on, I would abandon whatever I was doing to listen.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
At Wembley, those qualities - combined with armour-plated pop smashes like As It Was and Watermelon Sugar - had the audience spellbound.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
To find the city as spellbound by its basketball team, you have to go back to the 1970 and 1973 champions, with the likes of Walt Frazier, Willis Reed and smooth Earl “The Pearl” Monroe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
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
Whitney Houston is luxury displaced, spellbound, chased away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
Commons clock tower: ivied brick, white spire, spellbound in the hazy distance.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
