How to Use mesmerize in a Sentence

mesmerize

verb

• As a child, she was mesmerized by the paint jobs, hydraulics and the curves of the cars.
  — Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 29 Feb. 2024
• But that day in 1996, the movie Twister mesmerized him.
  — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 14 June 2024
• Check out the fierce glare of the bald eagles — the birds are mesmerizing.
  — Marjie Lambert, chicagotribune.com, 19 Dec. 2017
• And Gates, for his part, seems quite mesmerized by Jobs to this day.
  — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, 7 July 2019
• She was mesmerized by the black-and-white photos, and the bride posing in them.
  — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2024
• Watch the full video above and prepare to be mesmerized.
  — The Editors, Cosmopolitan, 26 Feb. 2018
• One yearns to stroke the long, curved ears, marvel at the shape, and stand mesmerized by the rich patina.
  — The New York Times, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2018
• This might not have been the first time you've been mesmerized by Leiomy's fierce presence.
  — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Sep. 2018
• During the trip, he was mesmerized by the view — and by Lane’s ability to tell time by the sun.
  — Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2023
• The most fun part to sing is Michelle Williams’ mesmerizing bridge, which is arguably one of the best of all time.
  — Ada Tseng, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023
• The sushi chef worked quickly with his hands, and the woman couldn’t help but be mesmerized.
  — Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 6 June 2018
• Cao leaned over the back of his boat, mesmerized by the sun playing on the churn of arctic water.
  — Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Mar. 2018
• The sounds of water lapping on the rocks, seagulls squawking, and the wail of a loon mesmerize us.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 14 Apr. 2021
• And when Mount Toll comes into view near the summit of Audubon, the view is mesmerizing.
  — John Meyer, The Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2024
• Her globe-trotting beats ask my body to move in all kinds of ways, and I'm mesmerized by her voice, which floats over them all.
  — Leor Galil, Chicago Reader, 17 Apr. 2018
• And yes, David’s take was both mesmerizing and moving for all of us.
  — Daniel Kohn, Spin, 1 Sep. 2023
• Since solstice, every night we have been mesmerized by thousands of lights in our tree canopy, from the ground to 50 feet in the air.
  — Washington Post, 3 July 2024
• At one point, Paul tells a story about driving mesmerized through the dark as a hare bounds along in the beam of his headlights.
  — Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
• Karlos and Ivana, now six months old, stare at it, mesmerized.
  — Nichole Sobecki, National Geographic, 21 Nov. 2019
• As the very first rays of golden sunshine rose across the snowy mountain tops we were mesmerized.
  — Romy Gill, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2023
• Hoshi is mesmerized and wants to know how the anglerfish is glowing so brightly in the sea.
  — Dawn Guest, star-telegram, 22 Sep. 2017
• Even better, the backyard serves up mesmerizing views of the LA cityscape.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2023
• Gavin Newsom is mesmerized by the growth of driverless cars.
  — Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2023
• From the start, those findings mesmerized the world of cell therapy.
  — Siddhartha Mukherjee, The New Yorker, 15 July 2019
• The service dog in-training was mesmerized by the country singer.
  — Katina Beniaris, Country Living, 8 Feb. 2017
• The album that mesmerizes me the most is probably Abbey Road.
  — Katherine Turman, Esquire, 4 Dec. 2015
• The over-the-top waitress uniforms and [year-round] Christmas decor was mesmerizing to me.
  — Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
• Judge is the rookie phenom whose 51 home runs have mesmerized the baseball world.
  — Connor Grossman, SI.com, 30 Sep. 2017
• And make time for the sunrises and sunsets, which set the uncluttered horizon ablaze in mesmerizing shades of orange.
  — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
• And through her mesmerizing filmmaking, Kapadia creates a world that didn’t seem possible — which, of course, reinforces how imaginary this new place might prove to be.
  — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 24 Dec 2024