Example Sentences

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Yet the pudgy former late-night sidekick is beguiling viewers on the 34th season of “Dancing with the Stars.”

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2025

The effect of peace and mystery — and of peace within the mystery of a reality permanently mediated by technology — is beguiling.

From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2021

Chen, of course starred in Alice Wu’s “Saving Face” and Fujitani is beguiling in Boyle’s 2014 neo-noir “Man From Reno.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2020

His attention to subtext is beguiling, and exasperating as you seek a little clarity.

From New York Times • May 5, 2016

Cunningham must have his joke, so he is beguiling you with twaddle about hunting pearls.

From The Pagan Madonna by Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef)