rivet
Example Sentences
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Wagner Moura’s riveting star turn in “The Secret Agent” made him the first Brazilian man nominated for an Academy Award for lead actor.
From Los Angeles Times
Turner, an inveterate traveler, was rarely without a sketchbook in hand, and manifold drawings and watercolors, many dating from his continental expeditions, underscore his riveting sense of color and drama in nature.
But she looked quickly over my head as though there were something riveting at the back of the classroom, before turning back to face the front.
From Literature
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This may put him on the outs with his colleagues in the academy, but it has made for a riveting and richly illuminating book.
The action turned as riveting as watching a toddler try to pull on mittens and boots.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.