How to Use fixated in a Sentence
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And those Wild fans who spent the summer fixated on that one play were not alone.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
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Traders are fixated on when oil might resume flowing through the strait.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
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Schlesinger thinks history ought to be taught warts and all — and don’t get too fixated on the warts.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 20 Aug. 2020
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When fixated on screens, our blink reflex is suppressed.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
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So some of the early sci-fi writers were pretty fixated on that.
—Ed Finn, Slate Magazine, 12 Sep. 2017
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At that point, Meynard was not too fixated on the box office.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2025
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Kirk was fixated on the economic woes of young people.
—Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
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Emry Schwalm fixated on the hair in front of her and fell into lockstep with it.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
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Don’t become fixated on which field is the least automatable.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
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But what if the tables were turned and Messi appeared to be fixated on you?
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 10 July 2026
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And one of the people fans have been most fixated on is Jack Nicholson.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 Oct. 2025
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Reyhan becomes fixated on a wild plant rumored to cure cancer.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025
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Taipei has been somewhat less fixated on this particular threat.
—Isaac Kardon, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2024
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What was your reaction to seeing audiences so fixated on your recipe?
—Giana Levy, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
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The best dogs for the job are those that have a tendency to become fixated on a task and won’t rest until it’s completed.
—Sydney Page, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2023
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Hart is still working at becoming something more but seems most fixated on improving his shot.
—Bob Brookover, Philly.com, 15 June 2017
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Trump seemed solely fixated on Venezuela’s oil and minerals.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
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So why are investors still fixated on mega-unicorn IPOs?
—Jeffrey Stewart, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
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Little wonder that these same mortals became so fixated on their monarch’s every move—and still are today.
—Tracy Borman, WSJ, 28 Jan. 2022
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Her eyes became fixated on the floor section to the right side of the stage (audience perspective).
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024
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Sunny Hostin was also fixated on its design.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
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However, some viewers were still fixated on what was behind his absence.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
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Women and girls are becoming only more fixated on their beauty.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
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Her clothes are sexy without being overt – the rare adult statement in a fashion world too fixated on disposable clothes.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
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As motorists become more fixated on their devices, a few automakers are bucking the trend.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
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Results show Android users are much more fixated on Apple than the other way around.
—PCMAG, 30 Mar. 2022
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Rebekah is so fixated on Tyler that her daughter simply fades into the background.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
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Most people would remain fixated on the eyesores — not the potential.
—Lauren Smith, House Beautiful, 4 Nov. 2016
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Investors, however, appeared more fixated on whether last week's tech sell-off has finally run its course.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 June 2026
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But at the same time, Gen Z and millennial entrepreneurs are fixated on what's next.
—Eric Johnson, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
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