transfix
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A local punk rock band, a cumbia ensemble, a breakout Spanish-language pop artist or a jazz quartet might transfix the room at any given moment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
The addition of more rules and formalized elements, some borrowed from figure skating, crowded Olympic ballet skiers into an uncomfortable box, spawning the technically impressive but artistically stunted routines that now transfix online audiences.
From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2022
That the music could still transfix the crowd, and the weekend went as peacefully as it did, speaks to the generosity of spirit in its attendees, not any utopia.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 1, 2019
A sign of her charisma is that during the final tableau, as Aida and Radamès are expiring in the tomb, Amneris continues to transfix the attention: even when she isn’t singing, she dominates the stage.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 4, 2018
The changing patterns of light transfix my sight.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
This Eden is enhanced by the birth of a son, Elio, whose beauty transfixes all who see him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Odenkirk's dramatic breadth transfixes the viewer wherever he turns up.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2023
Iceland itself, with its stunning rock formations, crashing waterfalls and impossibly gorgeous sunsets, duly transfixes him, but that vindicates only his eyesight, not his character.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2023
The supernatural light from the window transfixes not only Augustine but a fluffy little dog on the floor, next to a letter bearing Carpaccio’s name.
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
The flashing of white, pink, and green briefly transfixes me.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
Block described staring up at the gallery wall, transfixed by the horror.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
In an early scene in “Othello” the title character recalls in lush language how his recounting of the daring and dangerous exploits he endured as a warrior transfixed and moved his new wife, Desdemona:
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Dozens of men and boys stood transfixed as they watched Belgium play Egypt -- a much-anticipated fixture for Palestinian football fans eager to witness the prowess of their idol, Egyptian striker Mohamed Salah.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
GKN Aerospace has apologized for the crisis, which transfixed Southern California over the holiday weekend and forced many residents to crowd into shelters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
Everyone was staring, transfixed, at Professor Trelawney, who gave the cup a final turn, gasped, and then screamed.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
Had I but once transfixt thy froward breast, How would’st thou then——I staid not for the rest; But thus half angry to the boy replide: How would’st thou then my soul of sense bereave!
From Democritus Platonissans by Henry More
Therefore we'll parry with cloak what shafts thou shootest against us; And by our bolts transfixt, penalty due thou shalt pay.
From The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus by Sir Richard Francis Burton
From being transfixt by such a jibe Maupassant was preserved by Flaubert.
From Inquiries and Opinions by Brander Matthews
In one, noting Kurtág’s affinity to Samuel Beckett, Pintscher led a transfixing performance of Morton Feldman’s “For Samuel Beckett” holding an audience prisoner for 50 minutes within a chord that won’t go away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Now, the foundations of their empire are cracking—raising questions about the once-sizzling industry’s future and transfixing Wall Street in a mix of schadenfreude and anxiety.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026
Who impressed, and who has the most to do after a transfixing opening weekend of the Six Nations?
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026
“Macbeth” may be Shakespeare’s most transfixing tragedy, but its dark magic often fizzles in the theater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2025
She stood over him breathing a fell design, her black eyes transfixing him, and seeming to wither his flippant courage to the very root.
From A Poached Peerage by William Magnay
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