in thrall
idiom
literary
: in a state of being controlled or strongly influenced by someone or something
He was completely in thrall to her.
He was completely in her thrall.
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Many of these first-generation rock writers had grown up in thrall to the sounds that had emerged from provincial music scenes in places like Memphis, New Orleans, Detroit, San Francisco, Woodstock, and, above all, Liverpool.
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Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025
After all, the party previously known as the GOP is in thrall to the man.
—Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 July 2025
That’s not the policy of a man in thrall to the Republican Party’s Tucker Carlson wing.
—Hal Brands, Twin Cities, 13 July 2025
That’s evidence of a central bank in thrall to a fallacy, and ready to further suffocate actual market signals.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
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Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025
After all, the party previously known as the GOP is in thrall to the man.
—Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 July 2025
That’s not the policy of a man in thrall to the Republican Party’s Tucker Carlson wing.
—Hal Brands, Twin Cities, 13 July 2025
That’s evidence of a central bank in thrall to a fallacy, and ready to further suffocate actual market signals.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for in thrall
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“In thrall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20thrall. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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