trance

Example Sentences

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He seemed to go into a trance, scanning the land with endless patience, and often finding some tiny sign that most full-grown hunters would have missed.

From Literature

I nearly fell into a trance at the table that day.

From Literature

Late in the eighteenth century, a German doctor, Franz Mesmer, had devised a system that cured illnesses by putting people into trances.

From Literature

I sat in a trance and watched that hundred dollar monkey spring every one of my traps the same way.

From Literature

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

From BBC