Examples of under a spell in a Sentence
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So the King hires a hitman (the adorable Puss in Boots, voiced by Antonio Banderas) to murder him, so their daughter, who was placed under a spell at birth that turns her into an ogre at midnight, can break the spell and become a beautiful human.
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Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
When Rosie runs into a sleeping princess in a tower, there's an option to kiss the princess, who is under a spell, to wake her up.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 12 Jan. 2024
Some portion of the country labored always under a spell.
—Stacy Schiff, The New York Review of Books, 22 Dec. 2022
Perhaps fittingly, then, the plan’s execution seems to be under a spell too, with everyone lost in an entanglement of sloppiness, cross-purposes and bad luck.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 19 Aug. 2023
Yet Black residents like Marcus Jones speak about life here as if under a spell.
—Tyrone Beasonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2022
His character initially was a deadly foe of the team of heroes, having been placed under a spell by Power Rangers nemesis Rita Repulsa, but he was later freed from the spell and became the White Ranger.
—Harold Maass, The Week, 21 Nov. 2022
At the onset of the series, Frank was introduced as an antagonist — placed under a spell by the Power Rangers’ nemesis Rita Repulsa, the Green Ranger almost wipes out the gang of crime-stopping ninjas in the process.
—Katie Reul, Variety, 20 Nov. 2022
Saying goodbye to the camp aesthetic and hello to a sultry chromatic look, SZA continues to keep us under a spell with every Instagram post and story.
—Danielle Wright, Essence, 9 Nov. 2022
Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
When Rosie runs into a sleeping princess in a tower, there's an option to kiss the princess, who is under a spell, to wake her up.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 12 Jan. 2024
Some portion of the country labored always under a spell.
—Stacy Schiff, The New York Review of Books, 22 Dec. 2022
Perhaps fittingly, then, the plan’s execution seems to be under a spell too, with everyone lost in an entanglement of sloppiness, cross-purposes and bad luck.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 19 Aug. 2023
Yet Black residents like Marcus Jones speak about life here as if under a spell.
—Tyrone Beasonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2022
His character initially was a deadly foe of the team of heroes, having been placed under a spell by Power Rangers nemesis Rita Repulsa, but he was later freed from the spell and became the White Ranger.
—Harold Maass, The Week, 21 Nov. 2022
At the onset of the series, Frank was introduced as an antagonist — placed under a spell by the Power Rangers’ nemesis Rita Repulsa, the Green Ranger almost wipes out the gang of crime-stopping ninjas in the process.
—Katie Reul, Variety, 20 Nov. 2022
Saying goodbye to the camp aesthetic and hello to a sultry chromatic look, SZA continues to keep us under a spell with every Instagram post and story.
—Danielle Wright, Essence, 9 Nov. 2022
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