spellbind
verb (used with object)
to hold or bind by or as if by a spell; enchant; entrance; fascinate.
spellbindingly
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a word derived from
spellbind.
Example Sentences
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The horses in War Horse, a play about the bond between a horse and a farm boy separated in World War One, are spellbindingly convincing.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2023
Humberto has not read the book, so Lola spellbindingly recounts its knotty plot about Manuel, who sends his brother Pedro to jail for killing their parents in a drunk driving accident.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2022
Its centerpiece “Pastoral Symphony” was followed by a recitative punctuated by trumpeters William Gerlach and Matthew Barker from the balcony, and a spellbindingly highflying air, masterfully shaped by Waddington.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 17, 2021
The result is an enthralling documentary — which received best documentary feature at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival — that spellbindingly heads into myriad corners of China’s increasingly stratified economic classes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2021
Drawing on science, myth and literature, Biss spellbindingly examines the psychological fog of fear that surrounds immunization today.
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2014
