How to Use captivate in a Sentence

captivate

verb

• The play has been captivating audiences for years.
• The sights, the sounds, and even the smells were captivating.
  — Mark Ellwood, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Sep. 2018
• And the thrill is part of what captivates Vic about drag.
  — Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 4 July 2023
• At the end of his life, Evans could still captivate a room.
  — Chris Yogerst, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 July 2024
• In the last few months, things that used to captivate her no longer did.
  — Dana Spiotta, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2021
• Sometimes there is a face in the crowd that captivates you.
  — Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 29 Oct. 2019
• The case captivated the city and stayed on the front page of newspapers for over a month.
  — Nicole Clausing, Sunset Magazine, 17 Jan. 2020
• The team decked out the living room in captivating jewel tones and installed built-ins to make the most of the small space.
  — Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 5 Feb. 2025
• The duo captivated the crowd while sitting side-by-side on stools on the venue's small stage.
  — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 30 Sep. 2023
• While the designs captivate, the ticket funds will be hard at work.
  — Dallas News, 26 Sep. 2021
• Many of those close to her point to her past, as well as the firestorm of right-wing media that appeared to captivate her.
  — John Caniglia, cleveland, 11 Apr. 2021
• And just the ability that these guys and the girls, the female bass player, have to captivate and their songs are just...
  — James Brown, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2022
• Northern views of the open sky captivate from within the space, alongside views of the urban cityscape.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2024
• His task is to captivate the audience for the entire evening.
  — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2021
• Set the tone by making your first minutes stand out and captivate.
  — William Arruda, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022
• The Weeknd would go on to captivate by playing nearly 40 songs.
  — Candace McDuffie, VIBE.com, 6 June 2025
• Bradley’s final-round surge, though futile in the end, captivated the crowd in Cromwell.
  — Alex Putterman, courant.com, 24 June 2019
• But one food item stood above the rest and captivated the crowd Saturday, June 7.
  — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2025
• The story captivated Serbs, and not just because of the gory images.
  — Robert F. Worth, New York Times, 3 May 2023
• God wears himself out through the infinite thickness of time and space in order to reach the soul and to captivate it.
  — Christian Wiman, Harper's magazine, 20 Jan. 2020
• Like the stone, Peridot is sleek and captivating with its modern design, and nods to Vietnam, the place where the gem is mined.
  — Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
• The Juan Soto sweepstakes have captivated the baseball world for the last few weeks.
  — Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
• On Sunday, Qatar and Ecuador will kick off the monthlong tournament that is sure to captivate fans across the world.
  — Katie McInerney, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Nov. 2022
• At least, there was this story of the crazy tiger man to captivate everyone — for a little while.
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 28 Oct. 2021
• Rosen, who seems equally captivated by the plants, has his own advice about how to avoid killing them.
  — Crispin Long, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2019
• There are mermaids, dragons and unicorns to captivate the young ones.
  — Rick Menning, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Oct. 2020
• Your special light, Hersh, captivated all of us from the first glance, even through the posters crying out for his return.
  — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 2 Sep. 2024
• Scroll back up to find even more insights about how The Legend of Zelda has captivated gamers for decades.
  — Zachary Small, New York Times, 4 May 2023
• Along with a stellar art style, the game delivers a captivating story and was a favorite of many staffers on The Verge.
  — Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 6 Sep. 2023
• The same questions that inspired Graham to write the show seem to be captivating viewers of the miniseries.
  — Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 14 Mar. 2025