How to Use enchantment in a Sentence

enchantment

noun
  • He writes about the dangers as well as the enchantments of sailing.
  • Our enchantment faded when we found that the house needed even more repairs.
  • The rawness and the freedom were and are the enchantment of this place.
    Kyle A. Valenta, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2021
  • Besides, three and a half hours of enchantment is still a hell of a ride.
    New York Times, 7 Dec. 2021
  • There’s an enchantment to it from the shimmer, to the spring greens, rose gold pinks, blues, silver, and black.
    Allyson Portee, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022
  • The littler the children are, the more enormous the stage seems, lending the tale enchantment.
    Gia Kourlas Erik Tanner, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2022
  • There was a sense of enchantment in the chant this time that, while helped by the setting, wasn’t because of the setting.
    Mark Swed, latimes.com, 16 May 2017
  • Pack your socks, and plan to check out some of these roller rinks in the U.S. that are keeping the unique enchantment of skating alive in 2023.
    Amanda Alcántara, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2023
  • Disney Cruise Line's first new ship in 10 years was built with enchantment in mind.
    Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 11 July 2022
  • Odette and Siegfried then drown themselves, breaking the enchantment and freeing their love for the next life.
    Sean Erwin, sun-sentinel.com, 22 Feb. 2022
  • Slabs of synth and driving, steady beats cast a movie-trailer glow of enchantment.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2017
  • There, under the stars and moon, we were fed a meal cooked with an equal measure of enchantment and restraint.
    Adriana Velez, Bon Appetit, 10 July 2017
  • There, under the stars and moon, we were fed a meal cooked with an equal measure of enchantment and restraint.
    Adriana Velez, Bon Appetit, 10 July 2017
  • An enchantment to keep all but the witches from entering the chateau grounds?
    Charles Manning, Cosmopolitan, 31 Oct. 2016
  • Her book about the iconic horse race blends humor with a sense of enchantment and wildness.
    Jen Rose Smith, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Oct. 2019
  • Two Hocus Pocus fans are about to enter a land of enchantment.
    Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 28 Sep. 2022
  • The enchantment around the model appears to be wearing off, though.
    Jeffrey R. Young, Slate Magazine, 3 Aug. 2017
  • The names promise enchantment, and the kids make a playground of their dead-end surroundings.
    Chris Vognar, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2017
  • This is why a visit to Paris' top sights is simply not enough — to truly get a sense of the city, take to the streets where the essence and enchantment of Paris is most felt.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Distance is well-known to lend enchantment, even to the less attractive views.
    Adrienne Gaffney, ELLE, 12 Nov. 2022
  • Louie Vuitton said the show was a tribute to the Belle Epoque, @that vivacious time when Paris was pure enchantment.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2019
  • Decorum resumed in the final act, in which the statue comes to life, with all the grave enchantment the text demanded.
    Donna Rifkind, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Springtime in Venice has a way of sparking such enchantment.
    John Branch, New York Times, 12 June 2023
  • Of course, a baby feels it when her arrival is greeted with cries of enchantment!
    Ellen Pall, The New York Review of Books, 25 Aug. 2020
  • These water signs must remember to use their enchantments for good, and not for evil.
    Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 29 Sep. 2017
  • Miss Dior was created in 1947 with an ethos to bring enchantment to women’s lives.
    Allyson Portee, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2021
  • But there's so much more to explore beyond the confines of the Ritz-Carlton Reserve on the island of enchantment.
    The Editors, Town & Country, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Westover is a keen and honest guide to the difficulties of filial love, and to the enchantment of embracing a life of the mind.
    Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2018
  • Even in her diminished state, Agatha is still capable of some enchantment.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Place them around your entryway, living room, or kitchen to ensure the enchantment of autumn extends throughout your home.
    Jessica Copeland, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2024

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