Sentence examples for mesmerised in from inspiring English sources

In the early 1950s television was just rolling forth, and people sat mesmerised in front of their flickering sets, eating their dinners off TV trays.

Aged about 10, I sat mesmerised in front of a family friend's new-fangled video recorder watching a tape of Victoria Wood As Seen on TV.

His prose is mesmerising in its strength.

Watching the dancers go through the piece was completely mesmerising (in fact I always find dancers rehearsing completely mesmerising).

She was mesmerising in the apocalyptic sci-fi sequel 28 Weeks Later and then showed she could do costume drama in Miss Austen Regrets.

It must be said that our own Sally Hawkins gives a lovely, intelligent supporting performance as Jasmine's sister, but it's Blanchett who mesmerises in every scene.

Partnered with the Elias String Quartet, Fröst was consistently mesmerising in Mozart's Clarinet Quintet, his tone silky and seamless, every note meaningful.

Claire Calvert, with her soft gaze, caressing footwork and beautiful port de bras, is similarly mesmerising in the final pas de trois.

Ledger is mesmerising in white-face pancake and scarlet-clown lipstick as he reinvents the part of the Joker that once belonged to Jack Nicholson (his version was less scouring but lots more fun).

Italy's hybrid 3-5-2 – which became a 3-3-4 in possession but a 4-4-2 with none with one wing-back dropping and the other stepping forwards while the three central midfielders slid across – was mesmerising in its fluidity.

Jean Dujardin is truly mesmerising in The Artist, a delightful black and white silent movie that premiered in Cannes and is screening in Telluride and Toronto to capture the autumnal wave of acclaim so crucial to any self-respecting contender.