Sentence examples for be captivated for from inspiring English sources

Still, it's not the sort of thing many people are very likely to sit through for the whole hour, and one part of the public is especially unlikely to be captivated for long by Mr. Vitiello's work: small children.

When Saradzhev was seven years old, the sound of a particularly powerful church bell caused him to lose consciousness, and he was captivated for life.

On 5 August of last year, we were captivated for a brief moment as Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory tried to land a 1-ton Mini Cooper-sized rover on Mars using a seemingly crazy combination of parachutes, rockets, and a sky crane.

Charles Banks-Altekruse's argument for establishing a permanent site for the Olympic Games ("Give the Olympics a Home," Op-Ed, March 1) misses the overriding point of the Games for the millions like me who sit at home and are captivated for two weeks every two years.

This work was captivating for two reasons.

But the picture has not been captivating for investors.

The contest, played in the early afternoon heat and bright sunshine, was captivating for two sets but after Djokovic broke in the first game of the final set, he never looked back.

This "real life" Nathan and Elena are captivating for their normality, an entirely alien state of affairs in the wider context of the characters.

Cultural leaders of all social classes are made in primary school, where they are captivated, possibly for the first time, by the wonder and power of the arts.

The "B" in the Dutch Caribbean's ABC islands, Bonaire has been a destination that's captivated divers for decades.

The baby who played the sun on Teletubbies definitely had no idea she'd be captivating and terrifying college-age stoners for the next couple decades.