riveted
Example Sentences
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“I find myself staring across the studio, for forty-three years now: her focus, always, in the moment, riveted upon her students.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026
As a gay man, he was also riveted by the emotional bond between the lead characters on “Heated Rivalry.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
The 12-foot-tall press punches ribbons of the sheet steel into hardened metal dies that bend and shape the steel into dump-truck beds, frames and other parts that are riveted together.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025
"These bits here are the most impacted by rust," Petr told me, pointing at a nest of riveted joints and beams.
From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025
“It was a sensational game and everyone was riveted on it. It was extraordinary: The game and Bobby’s youth were an unbeatable combination.”
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
