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6 total sentences available.
Without his spear, he is unable to transfix the kangaroos and wallabies on which he so much depends for his daily food, and, robbed of his boomerangs and nullah-nullahs, the wild duck can pass him scatheless, and the cockatoo can scream defiance from the lofty trees.
Source: tatoeba (10906312)
He stood transfixed before the unaccustomed view of London at night time, a vast panorama which reminded him […] of some wood engravings far off and magical, in a printshop in his childhood. They dated from the previous century and were coarsely printed on tinted paper, with tinsel outlining the design.
Source: wiktionary
But we may as well accept her story as true, for it is likely she would have been transfixed by the narcissism of the weight lifters.
Source: wiktionary
The spear transfixed my arm that was uplifted In swift expostulation, and the blood Gushed round its point: I smiled, […]
Source: wiktionary
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Closest matches include auger, balance, ballast, bayonet, bewitch.
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