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• Food appeared like magic; there were no kitchens around for miles.
  — Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2021
• Darius then added a missing note to the scale to form, like magic, a classic blues scale.
  — Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2023
• And then there’s the perception that the right pair of shoes can, like magic, enhance our prowess and change our lives.
  — David Nash, Town & Country, 8 Sep. 2022
• In our waterproof test, the water glided right off the pants like magic.
  — L.a. Hubilla, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2023
• But add a little dish soap to a toothpick or a Q-tip and touch the food coloring, and the colors will swirl around on their own like magic.
  — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 1 June 2022
• Even after doing this for many years, the process of building fitness still feels like magic.
  — Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 25 Aug. 2022
• Their perfumes can be applied as a splash or a spray, and the latter is invisible in the bottle, like magic.
  — Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 27 June 2022
• Carmel spoke with awe and play experts to uncover the secret of how to go back to a childhood state where falling rain seemed like magic and the tooth fairy might be real.
  — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024
• Jot down your thoughts in the notebook; like magic, everything gets digitized through an app.
  — Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2024
• Years ago my first experience with a Bluetooth speaker felt a bit like magic.
  — Dallas News, 10 Mar. 2022
• The news that Udoka was on their radar didn’t materialize like magic.
  — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2022
• Afterward, like magic, my friend said, the rice would not only get unglued from the bottom of the pot, but all of the grains would also be perfectly salvageable for eating.
  — Marygrace Taylor, SELF, 11 Jan. 2023
• Body hair removal creams are one of these methods as their creamy, lotion-like formulas work sort of like magic to lift away unwanted stubble.
  — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 2 Jan. 2024
• Some books feel like magic, world-making and unforgettable.
  — Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2021
• Well, just like magic, this may be a reality soon enough—though not officially.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
• Consumers claim the product works like magic, featuring a blend of biotin, keratin, and zinc to help stimulate hair growth and improve hair loss caused by genetics and surgery.
  — Sam Peters, ELLE, 11 Nov. 2022
• The first drop includes a mascara with a latex finish, a flashy palette filled with 14 intensely-shimmery shades, a nearly black lip serum, a clear brow gel that works like magic to groom brows, and a primer that gives skin a glass-like sheen.
  — Paige Stables, Allure, 6 Sep. 2022
• North by Northwest, and a look at the early optical technology like magic lanterns and cinématographe lumière that paved the way for filmmaking.
  — Ariana Marsh, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 Sep. 2021
• The way Kwan's cooking uses the meeting of simple ingredients to produce rich, complex flavors can feel like magic.
  — Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2021
• As if like magic, Rudolph emerged seconds later, mysteriously free of her previous outfit and dressed in a smart black and white suit ensemble.
  — Tabitha Parent, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024
• Songs were falling together like magic in slow pursuit of something more elusive than perfection.
  — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 28 Apr. 2024
• These innovative sheets work like magic to absorb and trap loose dyes during the washing process, preventing them from transferring onto other clothes.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2023
• What looked like magic was underpinned by the distinctly material virtues of resilience, and courage, and indomitability.
  — New York Times, 28 May 2022
• Almost like magic, my dry cuticles disappeared immediately and the splits in my nails were much less noticeable.
  — Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 5 Aug. 2022
• Magic Finding Powers Setup and basic finding feel like magic.
  — Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 27 Mar. 2024
• The feel of textures, temperatures and shapes reappeared almost like magic — surprising not just patients, but Dr. Bensmaia.
  — Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023
• Conjuring images from words Generative AI can seem like magic.
  — Eric Smalley, The Conversation, 19 Apr. 2023
• The transformation of rage, sadness and stagnancy into something entirely new, like magic.
  — Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2022
• When the safes finally open like magic industrial machines, the sight of millions of dollars piled inside is actually an anticlimax.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 26 Oct. 2021
• Similar to the cauldron, following some simple instructions on this crystal ball, like magic, will make an interactive creature appear.
  — Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 6 Oct. 2022

Last Updated: 1 Nov 2024