How To Use Enthral In A Sentence

I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral
Our first reaction is enthralled delight, but then ominous overtones register.
Most of us find the oceans enthralling.
His conceit and awful orange hair will carry on enthralling a worldwide audience.
Born one minute apart, we were a rambunctious twosome, enthralled with our twinship. Chicken Soup for the Soul: Twins and More

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He appropriated just enough of the rhetoric of each faction to keep them all enthralled and unalienated. The Times Literary Supplement
Before beginning his journey, he enthralled the sizable gathering, which had assembled at the starting point, with his magic.
One delegate, amidst great applause, said he felt glorified that the party was disenthralled and redeemed. A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3
What you get is an absolutely enthralling listen, one built with rapturous conduction and taut harmony.
Peter was finding the Bright family saga less than enthralling. SOMETHING IN THE WATER
Children and the young at heart had a ball with a great range of fun-filled events including face painters, clowns, balloon modellers and live musicians lined-up to keep them enthralled.
Theroux may be revisiting well-trodden terrain, but he hasn't lost any of his insight or power to enthral. The Elephanta Suite: Summary and book reviews of The Elephanta Suite by Paul Theroux.
He's little more than a glorified motivational speaker holding all the media in adulated enthral. Clinton challenges Obama to Lincoln-Douglas style debate
Also, attempts are being made to present a panorama from ‘Folk to Pop’ and music of all ages to enthral the audience.
It was not creative tennis but it was enthralling nonetheless.
The event promises to enthral the fraternity of adventure freaks, spectators and participants.
It's not bad exposition, and it's enthralling in a ‘listening to the stories of an old school friend you've met at the pub’ kind of way.
The sight this shower presents on Earth is expected to be enthralling.
If they fail to enthrall and enrapture the audience, The King of Marvin Gardens ends up a very slow, very confusing film.
Jimmy Spencer is certainly the man in form and a shimmy past his marker and a chip just over the bar enthralled the crowd.
It's not bad exposition, and it's enthralling in a ‘listening to the stories of an old school friend you've met at the pub’ kind of way.
There is something spine-tingling and enthralling about the best public art, the kind that touches the emotions and makes the eyes widen involuntarily. Times, Sunday Times
They call upon arcane strikes, power words, and spells to unleash raging torrents of cold, fire, or lighting, confuse and enthrall the weak-minded , or even turn invisible or walk through walls.
The layers of moral and political complexity pile up to quietly enthralling effect. Times, Sunday Times
The surrealistic adventure game that will enthrall games of all ages with its moody atmosphere, you'll encounter engaging narrative and a cast of colorful characters.
Meanwhile, a raven - haired Magyar concert violinist adds an exotic love interest to an already enthralling narrative.
The story of this plucky underdog enthralled the British public. Times, Sunday Times
The story enthrals you from the first page to the last as the plot unravels at a speedy pace.
Children and the young at heart had a ball with a great range of fun-filled events including face painters, clowns, balloon modellers and live musicians lined-up to keep them enthralled.
It could also provide the key to understanding his passion for food that is on the frontier, rather than the well-established cuisines that enthral most of the rest of us. The Art and Craft of Modernist Cooking
An ethereal beauty named Fabrissa enthralls Freddie and then astonishes him when she begins to speak of his dead brother. Anna Mundow reviews 'The Winter Ghosts' by 'Labyrinth' author Kate Mosse
Visually, the city keeps you enthralled, with its setting atop a series of extinct volcanoes and rocky crags.
Simply a fantastic and enthralling end to a superb album.
But most enthralling was her attraction to two people for whom she wrote her most ardent poems.
My grandfather wanted to look through the book and quickly became enthralled by its colorful plates of whistlers, honeyeaters, parrots, pigeons, and doves.
The audience were enthralled by the quality and sacredness of the concert and showed their appreciation time and time again throughout the performance and at its conclusion.
London, a marvellous fairyland to her; tell her of "rags" in which he had played the leading part; of things he had done when he was in Rio for three months -- Rio! the very name enthralled her! Captivity
The reader gawps, in turns amused and appalled, at an enthralling variety bill of Victorians and Social Gospellers.
It isn't hurting all that much, but the itching is periodically enthralling in a remarkably unpleasant way, and the clogged Eustachian tube is an uncomfortable pressure. From Twitter 07-13-2009
In the final the large crowd was enthralled by a game of intense skill and terrific excitement.
Despite his age, Greenspan is still said to be enthralled by the statistics over which he has pored for many years.
The whodunit is fun, but as with the entire Honorable Daisy Dalrymple saga it is the sense of time and place that brings enthralled readers to a bygone era. Black Ship-Carola Dunn « The Merry Genre Go Round Reviews
If, on the other hand, a band of Christians should attempt to enslave a race of heathen men and to entail slavery upon them, and to keep them in heathenism in the midst of Christianity, the God of heaven would smile upon every effort which the injured might make to disenthral themselves. Walker's Appeal with a Brief Sketch of His Life
The promised blood and snotters had also failed to arrive with only the odd skirmish to disfigure what was turning into an enthralling game of rugby.
What is more, the use of a black panel in the background had an enthralling effect.
She kept her audience enthralled throughout her twenty - minute performance.
Their antics are a distraction from the larger questions - but no less enthralling for that.
In the 16th century, the first known figurative use of "enthrall" appeared in the following advice, translated from a Latin text by Thomas Newton: "A man should not ... enthrall his credit and honour to Harlots. Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day
As a newly reminted citizen of Azeroth, and someone who appreciates Asian culture, I am enthralled by the neatness of the Lunar Festival. MMOG Nation » 2006 » January
He could bring his stories to life and enthralled many with his memories from former times.
For uninterested spectators scattered about the arena, they are also a distraction from tennis that does not consistently enthral at this Cincinnati Masters, an old tournament admirably spruced up and repackaged to make a fit with the run-in to the US Open. Andy Murray snuffs out recovery by Jérémy Chardy to win in Cincinnati
Still, she was pretty, and pretty seemed to be enough to enthrall Fabian's attention.
I have no doubt that this was the intent of the film-makers: that we ultimately find Ben shallow, and the crew who becomes enthralled with such scum is pitiful.
The result is about as enthralling a story as the life of an English professor can reasonably be.
Then you need one miracle to get through the edification, that is the enthrallment stage and then you need another miracle to get to canalization. CNN Transcript Dec 20, 2009
He says the rawness of the genre continues to enthrall him.
They enthralled the crowds night after night, giving them expert entertainment with real style and pure panache.
Mack, for such a cold fish, is enthralling, partly because of the shimmer of uncertainty about what is true and what is not.
That's a reminder of just how much of the conservative lobbyist's enthralling secret world remains unrevealed, despite all the national coverage to date.
His comments are just as enthralling as his site.
The high-octane performance of one young science teacher had us all enthralled. Times, Sunday Times
To playback sounds of galloping, roaring and trumpeting, the horses, lions and jumbos enthralled the parents who had a tough time to spot their tots in the masked group.
Once she'd got used to the motion and the fact that the temperature was at boiling point, Posy found it all enthralling. TICKLED PINK
Such as capitalism have pushed a lot of oppression on human, enthrall the spirits, dissimilate the daily life, and technology dominate the human beings.
The most enthralling aspect of No Direction Home was undoubtedly Dylan's willing participation.
So the capable spinmeisters play games, entertain and enthrall with heartening prognostications that deficits will be dissolved by the magic elixir of future growth.
The older man would suddenly sit down and begin a story that would enthrall you so completely, you had no knowledge of the passing of time.
For me it was a source of enthralling empathy.
He was, as Miss Tattersall had said, "infatuated," but I put a more kindly construction on the description than she had done -- perhaps "enthralled" would have been a better word. The Jervaise Comedy
Academics apart, most people who devote themselves to writing about contemporary art stumble into this underpaid, uncelebrated, but sometimes enthralling field because nothing better has turned up in their lives.
The Diablo games haven't exactly carved out their niche in gaming history with their rich, enthralling narratives.
The popular, incomparable ‘Mr Clown’ entertained the children, regaling them for hours with a thousand tricks which enthralled the youngsters - and not a few adults as well, it is worth adding!
It is an enthralling book of revelations that he peels away like the delicate skins of an onion, constantly delighting his readers as they urgently devour its 483 pages.
Many who set out to learn the art of graftage become so enthralled that it becomes an addiction.
His writing is lucid and enthralling.
What they do manage is to build and inhabit an intimate space which is quite enthralling.
His superior jazz dance technique enabled him to enthral the audience with his endless turns and jumps.
You will be enthralled by the skill and artistry of the Russian ice stars.
Why does the story of Moby Dick continue to enthrall generation after generation?
Not a fitting way to end this enthralling affair but still the right result. Times, Sunday Times
The story enthrals you from the first page to the last as the plot unravels at a speedy pace.
She practiced religiously, gathered confidence, was enthralled by her new adventure.
Their powers of recall, often stretching back to early childhood memories, are utterly enthralling.
This has been quite simply enthralling television.
As a young boy I was enthralled listening to my father's stories and of his experiences while on military duty in Thailand.
Our past is something which intrigues, enthrals and captivates us and if for no other reason, history is important because it is interesting to the vast majority of us.
He can enthrall you with a story from his past, and knows the ways of the bush the way city people know the way home from work.
Caribbean cruise are your passage to an enchanting world with enthralling experiences.
On the way here, she had been enthralled, mesmerised, spellbound by the area.
By its nature, the music was more an occasion for violinistic exuberance than musical enthrallment. Globe and Mail
This box charts her journey from folkie to enthralling jazzer. The Sun
The girl shares her stories with the enthralled young heir to the Sultanate, who returns again and again to hear incredible yarns about one-armed heroes, hunchbacked ferrymen, giants, voracious gem eaters, conniving hedgehogs, harpies, djinns and singing Manticores. Descent Into Cleveland
He hoped to see them shake themselves loose and so be disenthralled.
The baseball game completely enthralled the crowd.
Both sculptures seemed emblematic of this enthralling city by the sea. Times, Sunday Times
Watchmen was the first film to reinvigorate the beleaguered genre, and this adaptation of Mark Millar’s revered graphic novel brings the super-hero – sometimes quite literally – kicking and screaming into the modern world, grounding costumed vigilantes in the laws of reality more than any film before and thus making the notion of caped crusaders absolutely enthralling again. Darren says KICK-ASS really does KICK-ASS!!! | Obsessed With Film
Once she'd got used to the motion and the fact that the temperature was at boiling point, Posy found it all enthralling. TICKLED PINK
They became enthralled as the lumps of clay transformed into lively pots with animal characteristics.
The match, played in ideal conditions, kept the large attendance enthralled for long periods of the opening half as the lead see-sawed back and forth, first one side gaining the initiative then the other.
The baseball game completely enthralled the crowd.
More and more readers will be drawn to romance fiction because it nurtures, enthralls and touches their souls. Interview with Sheryl Jane Stafford, by Suzanne Coleburn of the Belles and Beaux of Romance, October, 2001
He hoped to see them shake themselves loose and so be disenthralled.
Boris had the crowd enthralled with his dexterity on the whistle and harmonica.
To paraphrase Abraham Lincoln, we must disenthrall ourselves, and then we will save our church.
The baseball game completely enthralled the crowd.
The children listened enthralled as the storyteller unfolded her tale.
Obama lives on planet Obama, an almost Twilight Zone incarnation brought to you by an enthralled media class, a clerisy, a certain zeitgeist in the wake of the left's long march, ... On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
It's a faultless example of organized crime's ability to horrify us and enthral us at the same time.
Set himself to appease her, to enthrall and entice her all over again. THE PERFECT LOVER
My grandfather wanted to look through the book and quickly became enthralled by its colorful plates of whistlers, honeyeaters, parrots, pigeons, and doves.
Charles Arthur: CES opening speech fails to enthral audience, while lack of tablets and emphasis on Windows points to future direction reliant on existing cash cow CES 2011: Fulton Innovations is ready to cook your food - wirelessly
Written and directed by Adam Rapp, starring Zooey Deschanel, Will Ferrel, Ed Harris, and Amelia Warner, “Winter Passing” is a film whose unassertive, low key existence continually enthralls me. Overlooked Movie Monday: Winter Passing » Scene-Stealers
Visually, the city keeps you enthralled, with its setting atop a series of extinct volcanoes and rocky crags.
There are many stories of caddies that enthral and captivate but one of my favourites concerns the application of suitable nicknames by caddies to their peers.
I do not turn to Clarissa in times of duress, but then I am an unregenerate reader, too enthralled by Lovelace's legerdemain to linger over Richardson's edifying sentiments.
They watched her switch from the attic Shirley to the downstairs Shirley with appalled, enthralled admiration.
Any reader would be enthralled by the story and find themselves rapidly taking it in.
He has morphed a quirky novel into an enthralling, tender and, crucially, fun piece of cinema.
There is something spine-tingling and enthralling about the best public art, the kind that touches the emotions and makes the eyes widen involuntarily. Times, Sunday Times
At Heidelberg, making the acquaintance of M. Fortnoye contemporaneously with my departure, he had become more enthralled than he ever confessed to this radiant traveler -- whom he called a packman, but regarded as a M.rcury -- and his pretty scheme of matrimony in motion. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 85, January, 1875
But Dr. Jonas enthralled me with a protractor and precalculus. Chocolate & Vicodin
This kid was so enthralled that when the flight attendant came by to offer drinks he put his finger to his lips and said "shh" and went right back to what seemed to be a video violence addiction. Michelle Renee: Have We Become Comfortably Numb to Violence and Abuse?
Our first reaction is enthralled delight, but then ominous overtones register.
And it borders on the unenthralling to have the conversation at social gatherings turn to slugs and cabbageworms the minute I show up.
Still, Fitzgerald strikes me as a fairly in the best sense of that word disenthralled type person. Firedoglake » Be Nice to the Man With the Double-Barrel Shotgun
Brown's rough ideas and lyrics and transform them into real songs, while Serrano was able to translate Brown's poorly articulated studio suggestions (a running joke was that he referred to acetates as "agitates") into enthralling, artful production. Chicago Reader
The following Monday morning, I was ecstatic, enthralled, even on the brink of uncontainable happiness, as I sat in my favorite class at school: third period Social Studies.
The Last Emperor is one of the most artful and enthralling epics ever committed to film.
His erudite book also casts in relief the less enthralling aspects of the contemporary Games. The Times Literary Supplement
Even his haughty, sullen expression enthralled her. Warlock
James Hutton, a Scottish scientist, became enthralled with the fantastic histories he saw recorded in the rocks of his homeland.
Needless to say, I was enthralled to view the pilot of the new series whilst I slumbered last night.
The boy was enthralled by the stories of adventure.
From language tutorial CDs through rhymes and stories that enthral toddlers to CDs providing information on home improvement and interior design, the show screams assortment.
They were enthralled with the play.
According to the official figures, more than one in 10 of the adult population plays this pesky game at least once a month, while 250,000 are so enthralled that they pay annual subscriptions to a golf club.
Causation and convergence were still operative, but they functioned more subtly, and the audience was no longer enthralled in hypothesis building.
While the preliminary was full of excitement, the final was enthralling.
Occasionally in life we come across a piece of art, a tune or a lyric, a poem or a piece of writing that immediately grabs our attention, and keeps us enthralled.
`Anita is just enthralled," Marc whispered softly as Effie came into the room to serve white wine in exquisite stemware. LASTING TREASURES
We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country. Dylan Ratigan: This Thanksgiving, Occupy Yourself
Electricity enthralled Shelley: its sparkling, elusive, almost magical qualities resembled nothing so much as poetic inspiration, or spiritual illumination.
The British public were never going to be enthralled by a worthy exhibition of social issues, hurriedly assembled to meet an immovable deadline.
Visually, the city keeps you enthralled, with its setting atop a series of extinct volcanoes and rocky crags.
The wily old fox of cricket had his guests enthralled by witty conversation, which ran late into the night.
She practiced religiously, gathered confidence, was enthralled by her new adventure.
Small female students of different classes presented tubule, national anthem, national songs, cultural demonstration and other so many colorful performance who enthralled the audiences. Annual parent Day celebrated at FCPS
Christianity, the God of heaven would smile upon every effort which the injured might make to disenthral themselves. Walker's Appeal, with a Brief Sketch of His Life And Also Garnet's Address to the Slaves of the United States of America
No wonder drop-out rates are so high, binge drinking and prescription meds are both on the rise (among both kids and adults), and the disenthralled "Harrys" of the world continue to multiply with age and experience. Pye Ian: John Hughes [RIP], "High School Harrys", the Tragedy of American Schooling and our Wider Priorities
Tuesday's first night performance at the Festival Theatre was greeted with rapture by a large audience who were enthralled by the Wales Theatre Company's interpretation.
The home crowd were enthralled by Latapy, but the scrum of scouts there to watch Darryl Duffy left with one breathtaking moment to relay to their employers.
I call that mind free which through confidence in God and in the power of virtue has cast off all fear but that of wrong-doing, which no menace or peril can enthrall, which is calm in the midst of tumults, and possesses itself though all else be lost. How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune
Poverty cannot degrade, nor ignorance bedwarf, nor persecution crush, nor dungeon enthral the free, glad spirit of a child of God, erect in its regenerate strength, and rich in its eternal hopes and heritage. The Riches of Bunyan
It puzzles/perplexes/enthralls GeekBot why humans feel the need to prove themselves unnecessary at every possible opportunity. Synthetic Life is people!
As we become enthralled in our internet lives, we learn to use font size and smilies to emphasise words and feelings we're experiencing at that time.
She also performed a few magic tricks to enthral the students.
Enthralled by the idea of a super-strong consciousness which turns human blood to lava or moulten iron, Dostoievsky makes Milton's Satan and Nietzsche's blond beast appear quite amateurish and unconvincing; the strong Slav is a reality in the artistic experience of the writer. Dostoievsky's Mystical Terror
To show its opposite, the dis- goes in front of the whole word, on the analogy of disenthrall and disenchant. The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time
The essay is complex and enthralling, the writing brilliant, the characters utterly fascinating.
Now, heraldry is one of the quaint, meaningless traditions that so enthralls anglophiles like myself.
Still, Buscemi's complex performance is enough to enthral from the get-go. Tonight's TV highlights: A Farmer's Life For Me | Do We Really Need The Moon? | How TV Ruined Your Life | Boardwalk Empire | World's Youngest Daredevils | Secret Diary Of A Call Girl
A bewildered self would be enthralled in its merciless depths of shadows and kismet.
Some of these notes are so enthralling that the reader can easily be sidetracked from the main text.
Spin some tall tale which would hold their captive audience enthralled.
Consider, too, how a holiday of action would disenthral the writer from the pettiness of cliques and coteries, with their pedantic atmosphere and false perspectives. Without Prejudice
The inter-city rivalry between two large camps of supporters will add an edge to what promises to be an enthralling evening.
The music is, as usual, extremely complex, enthralling and exhilarating.
Wright could take Brown's rough ideas and lyrics and transform them into real songs, while Serrano was able to translate Brown's poorly articulated studio suggestions (a running joke was that he referred to acetates as "agitates") into enthralling, artful production. Chicago Reader
DuBois, who had become an associate pastor at a small evangelical church while still an undergrad at Boston University, says he was "enthralled" by Obama's references to faith. Obama’s New Gospel
Or rather, he says that love is the opposite of orthodox tyranny, but the poem forces him to experience love as simply another and more complex kind of orthodox tyranny: the tyranny of that very tradition which he claims cannot "enthrall" the heart but which in killing Leila has melancholically bound him more firmly to it than it ever could have were she alive. Byron and Romantic Occidentalism
Indeed, you say the main purpose of your recent book is ‘to disenthrall those who believe consciousness is metaphysical.’
The understated white-painted shopfront on Candlemaker Row belies the bold, enthralling worlds that lie behind it. Independent bookshops in Scotland
She would tell you that North Carolina was a lion in the net, an eagle without his pinions, fixed upon the earth, and gazing at the sun in despair, and she would conjure you to make one generous, one manly effort, to redeem and disenthral her -- to take, at this moment, a firm and noble stand in support of the most sacred rights of humanity -- to silence in your The Beginnings of Public Education in North Carolina; A Documentary History, 1790-1840. Vol. I
We must disenthral ourselves, and then we shall save our country. Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters (Selections)
Still, she was pretty, and pretty seemed to be enough to enthrall Fabian's attention.
He can enthrall you with a story from his past, and knows the ways of the bush the way city people know the way home from work.
They enthralled us with their accomplishments, their glamour and their allure.
These strained relations set an enthralling plot line against a backdrop of key moments in twentieth-century European history. The Times Literary Supplement
It is little wonder that the world stands enthralled. Times, Sunday Times
A repeat of this enthralling spectacle would send everyone home happy, if a little drained.
We were even regaled by a lovely Thai dancer whose deft hand movements and graceful demeanour enthralled the group.
He taught with the uncompromising rigor and attention to detail he had exhibited when I first knew him twenty years earlier, but also with a richness of life experience that enthralled our students.
I spent most of my career in Arizona dealing with a legislature out there which has not incorrectly been characterized as enthralled with special interests. Vp Gore And Secretary Babbitt Briefing
While I gazed at walls decorated with faded record jackets, the owner enthralled me with his in-depth knowledge of this musical genre.
In no sense did he compel and draw and enthral her as Alex had done. THE AMBASSADOR'S WOMEN
They were enthralled with the play.
His words looked to have a prophetic ring as the Scots came of age in an enthralling and ebbing battle of two sporting codes.
_Sucken_, or enthralled ground, were liable in penalties, if, deviating from this thirlage, (or thraldom,) they carried their grain to another mill. The Monastery
Circus" has no difficulty finding all the usual, romantically enthralling ideals contained within circus life, which unfortunately causes a lot of the series to feel predictable. PBS documentary 'Circus' is more juggling act than one-ring show
The story of this plucky underdog enthralled the British public. Times, Sunday Times
He could bring his stories to life and enthralled many with his memories from former times.
His stories enthralled her with their ‘mixture of speculativeness, fantasy and gloominess.’
As a small boy he and his cohorts staged mock hold-ups and shoot'em outs and sat enthralled as the adventures of their heroes played out on the silver movie screens.
The website contains enough hard facts to appease the historians, and leaves enough questions to enthrall the mystery lovers.
To playback sounds of galloping, roaring and trumpeting, the horses, lions and jumbos enthralled the parents who had a tough time to spot their tots in the masked group.
This device is the least successful of the show's many conceits, but even then, the talented cast and the director's assured grip keep us enthralled.
It is with a sense of profound ennui that one reads today the enthralling news that, "Gordon Brown hinted … that he could yet call a referendum on the new EU reform treaty if fellow European leaders 'backslide' on deals struck by Tony Blair to protect British sovereignty. The games they play
Hereupon, the word being to disenthral the soul from it, must have the same effect upon it that the sword has upon the body, which is, by penetration and dividing the continuity of the parts; for every wound is properly division, an opening or loosening the compactness and closeness of the thing upon which the impression is made. Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. VII.
Jose Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913) popularized Mexico's life of the dead in bitingly satiric, mass-produced etchings and lithographs that have enthralled Mexicans for generations. Dia de los Muertos: the dead come to life in Mexican folk art
Taking the stage in the early evening sunlight in their trademark masks and olive jumpsuits, they both enthralled and amused festival-goers.

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