Sentence examples for was captivated as from inspiring English sources

He was captivated as a child by the race to the moon, prompted in part by his father's career as an aeronautical engineer.

When I started writing The Good Girl, I was captivated as an author by having a mystery to solve.

Jacksel Markham Broughton was born Jan . 4 , 1925in Utica, N.Y., and was captivated as a youth by tales of derring-do by military pilots.

The stories are captivating, as are the facts about these mammoth organisms, most of which are redwoods within a few hundred miles of Berkeley.

You r visual imagery is captivating, as are your perspectives on the environment.

The whitewater is captivating as well, with plenty of intermediate thrills to match the incredible setting.

(She was captivating as Aline Solness in the Pearl's 2005 production of "The Master Builder").

Lars Mikkelsen was captivating as a gaunt Muscovite slimeball of a sex pest.

Eleonora Buratto, a singer destined for important things, was captivating as Susanna, and Annalisa Stroppa sang engagingly as a vivacious Cherubino, here, as in Mozart, a mezzo role.

Ultimately, Jobs was captivating as a human being who embodied many common and contradictory attitudes, not just about technology but about work, family, and spiritual life.

The delicacy of Lowell Liebermann's setting of "A Variation on 'To Say to Go to Sleep' " by Randall Jarrell was captivating as sung with exquisite beauty by Ms. Graham.