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.

But through a series of coincidences and odd luck, I ended up in the New York newsroom of the Daily Beast in the winter of 2012 when America was transfixed by a vicious Republican primary, mostly a battle between Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum.

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.