How to Use magnetism in a Sentence

magnetism

noun
  • Much of his success as a politician can be attributed to his personal magnetism.
  • Like the electron, the muon spins like a top, and its spin imbues it with magnetism.
    Adrian Cho, Science | AAAS, 27 Jan. 2021
  • In this process, there is a hidden hand at play: magnetism.
    Quanta Magazine, 1 July 2024
  • But nature had more in store than just two kinds of magnetism.
    Daniel Garisto, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2021
  • Gone are the days of Julia and Denzel, of charisma and magnetism.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2021
  • For much of the first act Mr. Swenson is required to tamp down his easy stage magnetism.
    Charles Isherwood, WSJ, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Herbert, young and vibrant and strong-armed, has the talent and magnetism to shine.
    Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2022
  • The Sun and Mercury are joining forces in your sign, drawing light and magnetism to you.
    Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 1 Aug. 2021
  • Kent used changes in Earth's magnetism in the soil to pinpoint the more exact date of the Greenland fossils.
    Seth Borenstein, ajc, 16 Feb. 2021
  • With the Weeknd’s energy and magnetism, the nearly two-hour set felt well-paced.
    Teta Alim, Washington Post, 31 July 2022
  • Over the next several hours and the two days that followed, Williams’ magnetism drew the Bears in further.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2024
  • There were signs that Mr. Trump’s magnetism is already ebbing.
    New York Times, 7 Jan. 2021
  • Morby says of the singer’s chest-hair-baring magnetism.
    Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 12 June 2018
  • Its matchup with your map depends on Earth’s magnetism.
    Sarah Scoles, Wired, 31 Mar. 2020
  • To those in Paris’s Stade de France, and to the millions more watching on livestreams, there was a magnetism in Thomas’s stage and screen presence.
    Nick Remsen, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Which is not to say that Craig’s magnetism has dimmed or that his gym membership has lapsed.
    New York Times, 29 Sep. 2021
  • But in a court of law, the magnetism that Mr. Trump and Fox News have over their audiences may lose some of its power.
    Jonathan Weisman, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Both have managed to translate their on-stage magnetism to the podcast form (no easy feat).
    Josh Greenblatt, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2021
  • His energy and magnetism, though, felt like the true measure of his size.
    Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 8 June 2018
  • But that basic arc is already familiar enough to be a cliché, and Barhom hasn’t the magnetism of a Tahar Rahim.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 20 May 2022
  • The magnetism design can prevents the tips from falling.
    Maren Estrada, BGR, 28 Apr. 2021
  • But over the past two years, some therapists have grown wary of the Lokomat’s power, and its magnetism.
    Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2021
  • The crew noticed it first, but the magnetism of two characters didn’t slip past Scott Gimple.
    Anne Easton, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
  • There’s magnetism between them from the start, but Unicorns builds the trust and friendship between them over time.
    Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2023
  • But this type of research is a labor of love, his gratitude for which is part of the magnetism that keeps his fans hooked.
    Jessica Ourisman, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
  • With one peek out the window of the team bus, the Angels’ rookie first baseman understood the magnetism of Ohtani.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2021
  • Sunspots and magnetism in general waxes and wanes in the Sun over 11 years, says Jackiewicz.
    Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 2 July 2022
  • Yet Oaxaca’s magnetism can’t be pinned to any one trend.
    Catherine Tansey, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Venus will be glimmering through your sign, heightening your charm and magnetism, so don’t be surprised if people become more drawn to your energy at this time.
    Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Measuring the magnetism of this region typically requires large, expensive equipment that has only been able to study small parts of the corona.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 Oct. 2024

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