How to Use hypnosis in a Sentence

hypnosis

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  • He underwent hypnosis to treat his fear of water.
  • While under hypnosis, she described the horrific accident in detail.
  • In a bid to help rid Chris of the urge to smoke, Mrs. Armitage tries hypnosis.
    — Wesley Morris, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2017
  • The gentle blend of woody spice and rose tones will arouse the senses and pull you in for seductive hypnosis.
    — Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Do people still turn to hypnosis to quit smoking and lose weight?
    — Cotton Codinha, Allure, 21 June 2019
  • For this record, the music was written in response to that hypnosis.
    — Troy Reimink, Detroit Free Press, 22 July 2017
  • That’s not so different from hypnosis —a practice that got a bad rap over the years thanks to mesmerists and stage stunts.
    — Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2022
  • Curry's plans to buy a Bugatti were dashed by Ayesha's hypnosis.
    — Andrew Joseph, USA TODAY, 26 June 2017
  • Mortensen has a video of a young man doing a handstand under hypnosis.
    — Sheryl Devore, Lake County News-Sun, 23 Mar. 2018
  • And, for some, hypnosis can be a helpful add-on to therapy.
    — Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 16 June 2021
  • Fortunately, the tools of hypnosis were hard to come by.
    — Bruno Maddox, Discover Magazine, 19 Aug. 2014
  • What do memories have to do with placebos and hypnosis and health?
    — National Geographic, 27 Nov. 2016
  • The hypnosis, Schirmer said, brought back memories of a conversation with one of the aliens.
    — oregonlive, 10 June 2021
  • The legendary funk master loved the song and sent across the rapid-fire guitar parts which give it an intuitive promise of rhythm hypnosis.
    — Poppy Reid, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2021
  • This catchy robotic jingle is a dull hypnosis that few sports-car fans fell into.
    — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 15 Sep. 2020
  • The song had all the potential to become a surefire hit, from JC’s come-hither vocals to the snakecharmer hypnosis of the production.
    — Bianca Gracie, Billboard, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Hip-hop’s machine rhythm and rock’s tonal smearing combine for hypnosis on two fronts.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2019
  • That doesn’t mean that hypnosis should be performed in a vacuum.
    — Cotton Codinha, Allure, 21 June 2019
  • Who has hours to sweat over a stove, stirring oneself into hypnosis?
    — New York Times, 11 Nov. 2021
  • In touring the show, Mecci and Mochrie discovered that hypnosis would not work as well for more complex scenes.
    — Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Kurczewski thought hypnosis could help get a clear story out of Teri.
    — jsonline.com, 27 Sep. 2017
  • Gene was formed by this alpine hypnosis, this hushing of human drama.
    — Vogue, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Her paper on enhanced story telling in hypnosis was published by the Guild.
    — courant.com, 1 Dec. 2019
  • The hypnosis of crowds and the frenzy of words of the first year, then the inspired and inspiring civil crusade against the remnants of Tsardom and its allies, must some day come to an end.
    — Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011
  • Hypnosis-by-style is partly what's going on here, in other words.
    — Matt Peckham, Time, 28 Aug. 2017
  • The clearest description of the suspect, the police told reporters at the time, came from a witness under hypnosis.
    — New York Times, 27 Dec. 2021
  • The downside is that some people do not respond as strongly to hypnosis as others.
    — Jo Marchant, Discover Magazine, 23 May 2014
  • The best treatment for their heartburn, then, is anything that will help them relax, like hypnosis or deep breathing.
    — Jennifer Abbasi, Redbook, 12 Nov. 2015
  • However, one of them looks out at the viewer, resisting the hypnosis.
    — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023
  • This new outpost offers a few additional treatments including colonics and energy healings — which incorporate techniques such as hypnosis and sound therapy.
    — Eimear Lynch Monica Khemsurov Kurt Soller Gisela Williams Caitie Kelly Elissa Suh, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024

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