Examples of spellbound in a Sentence
The children were spellbound by the puppet show.
She's a storyteller that will hold you spellbound.
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In the spring of that year, French football fans were held spellbound by the exploits of Saint-Etienne, a dazzling team from a provincial mining town in south-east-central France, who pulled off a series of remarkable results en route to the European Cup final.
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Tom Williams, New York Times, 9 June 2026
The town was spellbound over this horrific murders.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2026
Since the dawn of time, the romance of railways has seduced poets, spellbound novelists, and dealt directors the perfect hand for capturing fleeting friendships, illicit affairs, and all manner of crimes and capers.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
The result was a strangely spellbound life.
—Merve Emre, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
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Tom Williams, New York Times, 9 June 2026
The town was spellbound over this horrific murders.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2026
Since the dawn of time, the romance of railways has seduced poets, spellbound novelists, and dealt directors the perfect hand for capturing fleeting friendships, illicit affairs, and all manner of crimes and capers.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
The result was a strangely spellbound life.
—Merve Emre, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Spellbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spellbound. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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spellbound
adjective
spell·bound
ˈspel-ˈbau̇nd 
: held by or as if by a spell
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