transfixed

Friday, however, at least gives the world's number-one side the chance to regain the upper hand in a rivalry that has transfixed the rugby world in recent years.

Vampires might not the hero you typically root for, but they have transfixed us for centuries.

As a young aspiring ballerina, I was transfixed by ribbons.

He remained transfixed by the challenge of emotional expression, which he called a deep human need.

Yet I was also transfixed: Chris Nash’s direction is so persuasively bold — brazen, really — and bloodcurdlingly coolheaded that his unusual shocker is impossible to dismiss.