How to Use spellbinding in a Sentence

spellbinding

adjective
  • This year’s contenders build on the past with spellbinding technique.
    Jason Parham, WIRED, 12 July 2018
  • There was not a peep during this spellbinding performance — even when all the lights went out.
    Matthew J. Palm, OrlandoSentinel.com, 14 May 2018
  • Attridge shouts in the clip moments after the whale makes its spellbinding leap.
    Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2019
  • There are passages, such as the one below, where the patterns of the words on the page are spellbinding.
    Jon Michaud, The New Yorker, 3 May 2017
  • His rich, spellbinding, soulful voice had inspired her to become an opera singer.
    Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2019
  • So don your robes and gather your wizards and muggles and spend a spellbinding hour or two lost amongst the stalks.
    Susan B. Barnes, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2017
  • Ireland sings with story and spellbinding scenery.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The spellbinding piece is non-narrative, with no sense of beginning or end.
    Andrea K. Scott, The New Yorker, 29 May 2017
  • This spellbinding aroma is sure to increase good vibes instantly.
    Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 2 Oct. 2017
  • Silken strings and luminous woodwinds were the key factors in a spellbinding reverie.
    Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 22 Nov. 2019
  • Hannibal had to be both awake and remote in order to create a spellbinding charisma.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Come for the corrupt politicians boiling in pitch; stay for the poetry and the spellbinding stories.
    Claudia Roth Pierpont, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
  • The costumes had to be spellbinding but functional, so the characters could pounce, kick, jab or simply glide across the room with ease.
    Joy Sewing, Houston Chronicle, 27 May 2018
  • The spellbinding beauty sported long purple locs in a recent post, and her whimsical tresses have us in a trance.
    Jennifer Ford, Essence, 17 Sep. 2019
  • James’s predicament was also, without a doubt, the most spellbinding part of an altogether great episode.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 13 May 2018
  • The Fall toured constantly through its four decades, playing sets that could be spellbinding or desultory.
    Jon Pareles, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2018
  • The huge, beautiful lot affords endless, spellbinding views of the mansion bathed in natural light.
    Darla Guillen Gilthorpe, Houston Chronicle, 7 Nov. 2019
  • Honey in the Wound is a spellbinding debut about survival, family, magic, and the meaning of home.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Ireland, from its ruins and cliffs to its sky above, is a spellbinding interplay of lightness and dark, like the Irish story itself.
    New York Times, 12 Aug. 2019
  • Silence is dead-out spellbinding during the cat-and-mouse exchanges between the wily serial killer and the gutty law enforcement trainee.
    Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2018
  • Part hymn, part lullaby, this soundscape courtesy of Brian Eno is a spellbinding palette of sound.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Last month at Wimbledon, Federer held match point against Djokovic in the fifth set of their spellbinding final.
    Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 24 Aug. 2019
  • Hear these and other French gems along with spellbinding Mazurakas and waltzes by piano royalty, Chopin.
    SFChronicle.com, 28 Feb. 2020
  • The lava is spellbinding, especially at night, and some people have found the lure of the lava flows irresistible despite the danger.
    latimes.com, 8 July 2018
  • Riders must collect the musical spirits and return them to the organ using their spellbinding flashlights.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
  • That’s the ubiquitous tweet that pops up every time Nolan Arenado makes another spellbinding play at third base.
    Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 10 June 2017
  • Still, this spellbinding performance will be remembered as one of the greatest in World Cup history.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
  • The spellbinding track of promises reflects the generosity often found in Virgos.
    Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Here was the Rosetta stone — perhaps the most spellbinding and mysterious recording Gary ever made.
    Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Yes, even Jagger's spellbinding star power couldn't help but seize attention during Jones' big moment in the bassist's hometown.
    Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 June 2019

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