trance

Example Sentences

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"I think I was walking around in like a stunned, surprised trance if you like for about three weeks."

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

Notably, this trance is one of the few instances in the film when Lilian slips back into English.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026

She dances barefoot in a trance, her skin glowing with sweat, with her hair worn wild and loose.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

She told me I may see her third eye throbbing there when she entered her trance.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

He wanted to get her out of her trance so she would start the car and drive them back to Abba.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie