transfix
verb
trans·fix
tran(t)s-ˈfiks 
transfixed; transfixing; transfixes
1
: to hold motionless by or as if by piercing
he stood transfixed by her gaze
2
: to pierce through with or as if with a pointed weapon : impale
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Examples of transfix in a Sentence
transfixed the inanimate butterfly specimens to the collection board
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Both teams were strangely transfixed by this sudden spell of inaccuracy.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024
Wilson and Farmiga are immediately transfixing as the intense yet empathetic investigators at the center of the series, while Lili Taylor gives a terrifying, unpredictable performance as the victim of demonic fury.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2024
The black-and-white striping of, say, fifty to a hundred tiny penguins all lined up (a favorite visual refrain of hers) is optically transfixing.
—Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
Nicole Kidman's new Netflix’s hit The Perfect Couple has TV fans transfixed, but the show is anything but new to her husband, Keith Urban.
—Mark Gray, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2024
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024
Wilson and Farmiga are immediately transfixing as the intense yet empathetic investigators at the center of the series, while Lili Taylor gives a terrifying, unpredictable performance as the victim of demonic fury.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2024
The black-and-white striping of, say, fifty to a hundred tiny penguins all lined up (a favorite visual refrain of hers) is optically transfixing.
—Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
Nicole Kidman's new Netflix’s hit The Perfect Couple has TV fans transfixed, but the show is anything but new to her husband, Keith Urban.
—Mark Gray, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2024
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“Transfix.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transfix. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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transfix
verb
trans·fix
tran(t)s-ˈfiks
1
: to pierce through with or as if with a pointed weapon
2
: to hold motionless by or as if by piercing
stood transfixed by her gaze
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