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
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Examples of transfix in a Sentence
transfixed the inanimate butterfly specimens to the collection board
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Meanwhile, across the loft space, honoree Gaetano Pesce’s workshop team worked hastily with colored resin to create a one-of-a-kind large-scale lamp, transfixing all in attendance.
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Zachary Schwartz, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2023
The microbiologist Barry Commoner is similarly transfixing.
—Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Nov. 2023
As a child of the ’90s, I was instantly transfixed by Spears’s glamorous pop-star energy.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2023
In 2021, the nation’s eye transfixed on Gabby Petito, a 22-year-old who disappeared in Wyoming while traveling across the country with fiancé Brian Laundrie.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2023
The most common birds – the ones that the locals no longer noticed or cared about – transfixed my eyes, ears, and curiosity.
—A. Trevor Sutton, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2023
The drama transfixed the country for hours as Pakistanis crowded around televisions in offices, shops, restaurants and hospitals.
—Riaz Khan and Munir Ahmed, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Aug. 2023
Everyone is rightly transfixed by the chaos in the House of Representatives, where crypto advocate and financial services chair Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) temporarily took over after Freedom Caucus members and Democrats teamed up to oust Kevin McCarthy.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 4 Oct. 2023
Like most of the planet at that time, we were transfixed by their impossible beauty.
—Dina Gachman, Glamour, 27 Sep. 2023
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Zachary Schwartz, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2023
The microbiologist Barry Commoner is similarly transfixing.
—Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Nov. 2023
As a child of the ’90s, I was instantly transfixed by Spears’s glamorous pop-star energy.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2023
In 2021, the nation’s eye transfixed on Gabby Petito, a 22-year-old who disappeared in Wyoming while traveling across the country with fiancé Brian Laundrie.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2023
The most common birds – the ones that the locals no longer noticed or cared about – transfixed my eyes, ears, and curiosity.
—A. Trevor Sutton, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2023
The drama transfixed the country for hours as Pakistanis crowded around televisions in offices, shops, restaurants and hospitals.
—Riaz Khan and Munir Ahmed, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Aug. 2023
Everyone is rightly transfixed by the chaos in the House of Representatives, where crypto advocate and financial services chair Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) temporarily took over after Freedom Caucus members and Democrats teamed up to oust Kevin McCarthy.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 4 Oct. 2023
Like most of the planet at that time, we were transfixed by their impossible beauty.
—Dina Gachman, Glamour, 27 Sep. 2023
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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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