enchant
verb (used with object)
to subject to magical influence; bewitch.
were enchanting
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past progressiveof enchant.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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They try to recreate beats and shots from their animated predecessors, defiantly ignoring the possibility that certain musical sequences and choices were enchanting and vibrant because they were animated, not in spite of it.
From Washington Times ● May 23, 2023
A very charming central dance showed her being courted by Mr. Cheong, whose large fan sometimes protected her and sometimes screened her; the various ways he drew her into his embrace were enchanting.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2015
A damp, rheumatic place, she said to herself, although she loved the river; and its backwaters, full of wild duck and dabchick and the moorhens, were enchanting places.
From Love of Brothers by Katharine Tynan
There were enchanting angels, and there were huge fauns and satyrs.
From Great Artists, Vol 1. Raphael, Rubens, Murillo, and Durer by Jennie Ellis Keysor
The dreams of one's youth, why they were enchanting, they were divine!
From The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1 by Henry James
