How to Use bewitch in a Sentence

bewitch

verb
  • People believed the girls had been bewitched.
  • The slow build of tension between the two is bound to bewitch you, body and soul.
    — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
  • Paul Bettany is among those bewitched by Agatha All Along.
    — Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Annie is bewitched by Sam’s story and spends the rest of the movie trying to figure out what to do about it.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2018
  • The remains are men who all sort of look like Shrek when Shrek was bewitched into looking like a man.
    — Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, 10 July 2018
  • The remains are men who all sort of look like Shrek when Shrek was bewitched into looking like a man.
    — Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, 10 July 2018
  • Masha falls for Nikolai, who bewitches her with his weird love for their work.
    — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2024
  • As revenge, the piper played his music and bewitched all the town’s children to follow him out of the city where they were never seen again.
    — Morgan Jerkins, Teen Vogue, 9 Jan. 2019
  • Tony Curtis is dressed as a woman and watching her, bewitched from the sidelines.
    — Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The floor-length frock was overlaid with a bewitching black and yellow patchwork print.
    — Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The images and lighting maintain the project’s bewitching nature from first frame to last.
    — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 8 Dec. 2023
  • The diviner confirms the man’s fears: two women have bewitched his wife.
    — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
  • The historic palace has remained a hushed, bewitching getaway from the couple’s home in Paris.
    — Sarah Medford, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2017
  • Hopefully, this one will and fans can be bewitched by Samantha and Darrin (and Aunt Clara) all over again.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2024
  • The baton one of them left behind was to her what ballet shoes are to a girl born to dance or a fielder’s glove is to a boy bewitched by baseball.
    — Tim Woodward, idahostatesman, 13 Oct. 2017
  • And Axios co-founder Mike Allen relays his take on the tomfoolery bewitching the swamp.
    — Jon Kelly, The Hive, 27 Oct. 2017
  • Agatha All Along is still bewitching audiences ahead of the finale next week.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Based on a ballad by Goethe, the tone poem tells the story of a budding magician who bewitches a broom to do his chores.
    — Jessica Rudman, courant.com, 7 Dec. 2019
  • Alyssa Milano drove voters to the polls but couldn't bewitch the Republicans.
    — Author: Maureen Dowd, Alaska Dispatch News, 26 June 2017
  • These bewitching brownies have a hint of espresso flavor and a cream cheese topping.
    — Kate Merker, Country Living, 21 Sep. 2018
  • For those of you who aren’t bewitched by the beautiful game of fantasy football year-round, welcome!
    — Jay Felicio, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Yet since April 26, the ‘paradise of the Philippines‘ hasn’t played host to the usual legions of tourists, bewitched by the Instagrammable images of its stunning vistas.
    — Suyin Haynes, Time, 16 May 2018
  • Yet since April 26, the ‘paradise of the Philippines‘ hasn’t played host to the usual legions of tourists, bewitched by the Instagrammable images of its stunning vistas.
    — Suyin Haynes, Time, 16 May 2018
  • Tight shots of their faces are some of the film's most breathtaking like when the bewitched would-be Batman wades into the shallows lit only by the moon on a quest for some mermaid tail.
    — Garrett Mitchell, azcentral, 24 Oct. 2019
  • These sunglasses come with crystal accents on the sides and a sleek Wicked logo, adding a bewitching twist to any sunny day look.
    — Julie Loffredi, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
  • When paired with the sparkling catsuit, Swift looks like an enchanted being who could bewitch you with a look and then vanish into a mist of glitter.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Buck sent his daughters to bewitch Cornelius Vanderbilt, known as the Commodore for his vast empire of steamships and railroads.
    — John Strausbaugh, National Review, 8 Feb. 2020
  • Anyone with a brain and a heartbeat will find something to bewitch, beguile, and, yes, bewilder since the art’s both cutting-edge and bleeding-edge.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 23 Sep. 2020
  • The actress and singer has been sharing plenty of behind-the-scenes moments along the way, including a photo posted today that offers a peek at the hair styling tools behind her bewitching updos and soft glam waves.
    — Brittany Loggins, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Could this bewitching little bag finally cure my overpacking tendencies?
    — Annita Katee, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2025

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