intrigue

Example Sentences

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Wacky character traits get trotted out merely for visual dazzle, not to generate any intrigue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The film’s narrative is scattered across two intersecting timelines that steadily build tension, suspicion and intrigue.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

Prediction markets are increasingly showing up in conversations about American culture, including Wall Street palace intrigue.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

And I think that’s, to be honest, where the sort of intrigue or interest into that transportation into another.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

With almost a dozen immortal emperors jostling for position, high-level Inka society was characterized by ramose political intrigue of a scale that would have delighted the Medici.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann