mesmerize
verb (used with object)
has mesmerized
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present perfectof mesmerize (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Jiyoung Sohn and Timothy W. Martin review the case that has mesmerized South Koreans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Salon goes through the ways Hernández has mesmerized audiences across the country.
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2024
The complete shrouding of our sun by the moon has mesmerized humanity for millennia — a moment in time when skies darken and stillness creeps in.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2024
The battle over the Hallyday inheritance, including performers’ rights on over 1,000 songs and properties in France, on the French Island of St. Barthélémy in the Caribbean and in California, has mesmerized France.
From New York Times ● May 29, 2019
“As the head has been staring at him fixedly, it has mesmerized him.”
From The Reign of Greed by Charles E. Derbyshire
