spellbound

adjective

spell·bound | \ ˈspel-ˌbau̇nd

Definition of spellbound

: held by or as if by a spell

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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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It was watched by 40 million spellbound fans on TV and sealed the destiny of the NFL. — Edward Kosner, WSJ, "‘The League’ Review: Single Wing and a Prayer," 6 Nov. 2018 On April 8, a woman whose face was covered by a burqa came to the stage and told her story to the spellbound crowd. — Pamela Constable And Haq Nawaz Khan, Washington Post, "In Pakistan, a young Pashtun man was killed by police. Another has risen to lead a movement.," 20 Apr. 2018 And Meghan Picerno is flawless as the spellbound Christine. — Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, "'Love Never Dies' looks great, but less filling," 29 Mar. 2018 Witches are having a moment, so a trip to this spellbound Massachusetts village feels especially timely in 2017. — Corbin Chamberlin, Vogue, "Magic Still Abounds in Salem, Massachusetts," 19 Oct. 2017 But was also horrified and spellbound by Brothers Grimm: Goose girl gave me goose bumps. — New York Times, "Simon Schama: By the Book," 19 Oct. 2017 Some people pull as a way to cope with negative emotions, but others, like me, fall into a spellbound state where our hands, decoupled from our minds, scan for the next oddly textured hair to pull. — Kimi Vesel, SELF, "How I Deal With Trichotillomania in the Workplace," 7 Oct. 2017 But even among this spellbound crowd, Jon and Susan Brewster are supernovas. — Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, "Front seat to the universe: 15 fast questions for the owners of an eclipse-ready home observatory," 15 Aug. 2017 Be spellbound and bedazzled by science fair winner presentations at the National Capital Astronomers meeting, held at the University of Maryland Observatory, College Park. — Blaine P. Friedlander Jr., Washington Post, "Skywatch: Big planets Jupiter and Saturn will dazzle night skies in June," 27 May 2017

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