in thrall

idiom

literary
: in a state of being controlled or strongly influenced by someone or something
He was completely in thrall to her.
He was completely in her thrall.

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Commentary and opinions Here are the billionaires in thrall to Trump, business columnist Michael Hiltzik writes. Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024 Republican legislators—in thrall to a white, rural base that feels threatened by demographic and ideological shifts—remain powerful enough to seek to bend the rules in their favor. Pippa Norris, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021 But this isn’t a film in thrall to star power, or indeed any cinematic bells and whistles: A late-summer thunderstorm, briefly menacing but causing no ultimate harm, represents the closest thing to a dramatic peak in screenwriter Robert Jones’s faithfully low-key adaptation. Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024 The institution appeared to be in thrall of the leader because of his rock-star glamour and commitment to deliver hyper-austerity. Vasuki Shastry, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in thrall 

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“In thrall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20thrall. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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