transfix
verb
trans·fix
tran(t)s-ˈfiks 
transfixed; transfixing; transfixes
1
: to hold motionless by or as if by piercing
he stood transfixed by her gaze
2
: to pierce through with or as if with a pointed weapon : impale
Examples of transfix in a Sentence
transfixed the inanimate butterfly specimens to the collection board
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The grandiose display transfixed Trump, who came back to Washington and was set on organizing his own version.
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Time, 15 June 2025
Investors are also transfixed by nuclear power, Cramer said, as energy-guzzling data centers continue to spring up.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 11 June 2025
His eyes become transfixed again by the beauty of the dome, its magnificent architecture.
—Hazlitt, 13 May 2025
Published May 13, 1997 A towering tornado ripped its way through the middle of Miami, Biscayne Bay and Miami Beach right after lunch Monday, smashing cars and windows, tossing trees skyward and scaring the dickens out of thousands of people who were transfixed by the uncanny sight.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 10 May 2025
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Time, 15 June 2025
Investors are also transfixed by nuclear power, Cramer said, as energy-guzzling data centers continue to spring up.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 11 June 2025
His eyes become transfixed again by the beauty of the dome, its magnificent architecture.
—Hazlitt, 13 May 2025
Published May 13, 1997 A towering tornado ripped its way through the middle of Miami, Biscayne Bay and Miami Beach right after lunch Monday, smashing cars and windows, tossing trees skyward and scaring the dickens out of thousands of people who were transfixed by the uncanny sight.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 10 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for transfix
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“Transfix.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transfix. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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transfix
verb
trans·fix
tran(t)s-ˈfiks
1
: to pierce through with or as if with a pointed weapon
2
: to hold motionless by or as if by piercing
stood transfixed by her gaze
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