thrall
Example Sentences
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Thurman benefits the most from spending an entire afternoon in the thrall of her performance.
From Los Angeles Times
Those not already in thrall to Mr. Winchester may find that however much they want to be pleased with his style in “The Breath of the Gods,” they can’t quite get there.
Among other things, a customer in thrall to a fraudster will sometimes foil their own bank’s attempts to prevent them from sending money to a criminal.
From Salon
Saxon hopes the audiences watching “The Legend of Ochi” are kept in thrall, wondering.
From Los Angeles Times
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
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