thrall

Example Sentences

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The author was in awe of his father, at once afraid of him and in thrall to his boundless charisma and movie-star looks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Really, I think Luhrmann is praying that in a thousand years, some alien civilization will discover this footage and build a whole religion around the thrall Elvis’ hip thrusts had over a crowd.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

The music industry had largely written her off - but in England, where pop was in thrall to American R&B, she still had some heavyweight fans.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2025

And I think we shouldn't give up on the people in our lives who have fallen into the thrall of this kind of thinking.

From Salon • Sep. 10, 2024

Not his ascendancy alone, however, held me in thrall at present.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë