On this page you'll find 6 example sentences with Beguiled. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as captivated or charmed and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Beguiled meaning
simple past and past participle of beguile
Synonyms of Beguiled
Using Beguiled
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of beguile
- Useful related words include: captivated, charmed, delighted, enthralled.
- In the example corpus, beguiled often appears in combinations such as: beguiled by, beguiled audiences.
Context around Beguiled
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 6 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Beguiled
- In this selection, "beguiled" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, now, mind, sufficiently, audiences and infatuation stand out and add context to how "beguiled" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as a beguiled infatuation with and baffled and beguiled audiences for. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "beguiled" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with beguiled
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Beckett’s absurdist masterpiece has baffled and beguiled audiences for 70 years. (12 words)
Sometimes he drove and said nothing, his mind beguiled by the honey in her voice. (15 words)
After all that ’80s uproar, Serra had now beguiled audiences in 1997 with the ellipses’ implausible geometry, their woozy curvature. (20 words)
Only at the second dinner party, when the king was sufficiently beguiled by her charms, did Esther reveal for the first time her identity as a Jew, and accused Haman of the plot to destroy her and her people. (39 words)
Shortly thereafter, a group of Christians, under Peter the magistrate, went looking for Hypatia, the "pagan woman who had beguiled the people of the city and the prefect through her enchantments". (31 words)
In 1905, however, he responded to what he described as "a beguiled infatuation" with Austen—a rising tide of public interest which exceeded her "intrinsic merit and interest". (28 words)
Example sentences (6)
After all that ’80s uproar, Serra had now beguiled audiences in 1997 with the ellipses’ implausible geometry, their woozy curvature.
Beckett’s absurdist masterpiece has baffled and beguiled audiences for 70 years.
Sometimes he drove and said nothing, his mind beguiled by the honey in her voice.
In 1905, however, he responded to what he described as "a beguiled infatuation" with Austen—a rising tide of public interest which exceeded her "intrinsic merit and interest".
Only at the second dinner party, when the king was sufficiently beguiled by her charms, did Esther reveal for the first time her identity as a Jew, and accused Haman of the plot to destroy her and her people.
Shortly thereafter, a group of Christians, under Peter the magistrate, went looking for Hypatia, the "pagan woman who had beguiled the people of the city and the prefect through her enchantments".
Common combinations with beguiled
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- beguiled by 3×
- beguiled audiences 2×