transfix
verb
trans·fix
tran(t)s-ˈfiks 
transfixed; transfixing; transfixes
1
: to hold motionless by or as if by piercing
he stood transfixed by her gaze
2
: to pierce through with or as if with a pointed weapon : impale
Synonyms
Examples of transfix in a Sentence
transfixed the inanimate butterfly specimens to the collection board
Recent Examples on the Web
The charge is the latest twist in a saga that has transfixed the baseball world since The Times broke the story on March 20.
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Nathan Fenno, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Found not guilty of nearly decapitating ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson with a knife and stabbing Ron Goldman in a 1995 double murder trial that transfixed and split the nation, the former football star moved his daughter and son from Los Angeles to a house in Kendall.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
Beyond a robust children’s area and the meditative sculpture gardens, I was transfixed by an exhibition on the Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson, who uses repetition to examine human emotions, motives and desires.
—New York Times, 9 Dec. 2023
No matter, at 80, Mitchell’s lost none of her power to transfix as a singer.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 5 Feb. 2024
The music was engulfing, with swirls of ancient and modern Silk Road-and-beyond styles supporting Ali’s transfixing vocals.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 21 Dec. 2023
Reis brings a transfixing intensity to Navarro, but the ongoing subplot about her sister, Julia (Aka Niviâna), who has inherited their mother’s mental health issues, is somewhat stagnant.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2024
This was a year to celebrate auspicious debuts by women filmmakers whose command of the medium was matched by thematic maturity and an ability to coax transfixing performances from their female leads.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2023
Sarah Paulson, like all right-thinking Americans, has been transfixed by this season of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2024
Nathan Fenno, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Found not guilty of nearly decapitating ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson with a knife and stabbing Ron Goldman in a 1995 double murder trial that transfixed and split the nation, the former football star moved his daughter and son from Los Angeles to a house in Kendall.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
Beyond a robust children’s area and the meditative sculpture gardens, I was transfixed by an exhibition on the Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson, who uses repetition to examine human emotions, motives and desires.
—New York Times, 9 Dec. 2023
No matter, at 80, Mitchell’s lost none of her power to transfix as a singer.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 5 Feb. 2024
The music was engulfing, with swirls of ancient and modern Silk Road-and-beyond styles supporting Ali’s transfixing vocals.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 21 Dec. 2023
Reis brings a transfixing intensity to Navarro, but the ongoing subplot about her sister, Julia (Aka Niviâna), who has inherited their mother’s mental health issues, is somewhat stagnant.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2024
This was a year to celebrate auspicious debuts by women filmmakers whose command of the medium was matched by thematic maturity and an ability to coax transfixing performances from their female leads.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2023
Sarah Paulson, like all right-thinking Americans, has been transfixed by this season of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2024
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transfix
verb
trans·fix
tran(t)s-ˈfiks
1
: to pierce through with or as if with a pointed weapon
2
: to hold motionless by or as if by piercing
stood transfixed by her gaze
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