spellbound
Example Sentences
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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
To hear Judith Light, Jessica Hecht, Linda Lavin, Peter Frechette, Slattery or Whitford converse in this heightened theatrical patois was to become instantly spellbound.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2025
This shot transfixes me because I have been so spellbound by Byrne that I am literally entranced and pulled into the music.
From Salon • Sep. 21, 2023
He looks out at the spellbound audience, then at the floor, then finally up at Caesar.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
