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mesmerize

[mez-muh-rahyz, mes-] / ˈmɛz məˌraɪz, ˈmɛs- /


Example Sentences

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I stood mesmerized by the brown-eyed boy staring back at me.

From Literature

The flood of slop in 2025, they concluded, was prolific and oddly mesmerizing.

From Salon

It’s a bit too long, with a lot of text to follow, but Hildegard’s visions, exploding out of the plot scenes, are mesmerizing.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I was mesmerized by the landscapes and architecture,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times

Walking down Sixth Avenue in New York recently, I was mesmerized by a Salvation Army dude with his red donation bucket dancing to Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”

From The Wall Street Journal