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verb

past tense of enchant

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of enchanted
Adjective
The ground from which their enchanted garden grows, is trembling. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025 For millennia, auroras have both enchanted and haunted human beings. Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
So we were enchanted to see Swift wear a pair of the brand’s stud earrings to a recent Chiefs game. Claire Sullivan, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024 Get ready to be enchanted on this week’s episode of Dancing With the Stars. Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for enchanted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enchanted
Adjective
  • Last film: Licorice Pizza (2021) P.T.A., as he is affectionately known, has had a charmed life, awards-wise; ironically, the only time he’s ever struck out was with 2002’s Punch Drunk Love, believed by many to be one of his best movies.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Like Sylvester, buyers were also charmed and impressed by Cox and Pearl.
    Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • What fascinated me about the book is how everybody is part of this drive that this woman had.
    Adam Moss, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
  • As a young child, Johnson was fascinated by books.
    Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • His new music is possessed by an even more flamboyant theatricality, channelling post-punk, jazz fusion, prog, and even show tunes.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Frederic has not possessed the puck enough to put it on net.
    Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Overpromising Instant Results Hair restoration is not magic—its a science.
    Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025
  • This epic contest showcases talented children in various disciplines, from dance and singing to magic tricks.
    Ximena Nunez, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The work tells the magical story of Villa Constitución, a town in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, where a strange circus arrives to revolutionize the lives of its inhabitants.
    Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Remember that magical feeling of gazing at the stars, a childhood dream of becoming an astronaut or the awe-inspiring images beaming back from the International Space Station (ISS)?
    Shelli Brunswick, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Today, consumers are less interested in foreign brands, more cost conscious and enticed by local rivals that are popping up on corners all around the country offering something a little different.
    Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024
  • In this void, the national body trade has flourished, fueled by tens of thousands of Americans who donate their bodies or the bodies of relatives each year, often enticed by the promise of free or discounted cremation after the bodies are used.
    Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The popular shows at Americans' fingertips that captivated audiences in 2024.
    Fox News Staff, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2025
  • While seeking to retain traditional elements of golf architecture, there’s also a desire to widen the funnel for engagement and get viewers captivated by the dramatic look of a fictional hole.
    Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Armisen voices a number of droll characters and is hilariously — and fittingly — deadpan as the figure of Death who becomes seduced by show biz via a clever agent (Kind).
    Frank Rizzo, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Humankind has always been seduced by promises of miraculous solutions.
    Luis E. Romero, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024

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“Enchanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchanted. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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