intriguing
adjective
in·trigu·ing
in-ˈtrē-giŋ 
: engaging the interest to a marked degree : fascinating
an intriguing story
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Examples of intriguing in a Sentence
The Huns are intriguing not only because of their notoriously hawkish history, but also because of their place as middlemen between Mongol and Turkic ethnicity.
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Victor L. Mote, Siberia, 1998
The next two phases of the Cambrian … mark the strangest, most important, and most intriguing of all episodes in the fossil record of animals—the short interval known as the Cambrian explosion …
—Stephen Jay Gould, Natural History, July/August 1998
The folklorist Jan Brunvand has documented hundreds of "urban legends," intriguing stories that everyone swears happened to a friend of a friend … and that circulate for years in nearly identical form in city after city, but that can never be documented as real events.
—Steven Pinker, The Language Instinct, 1994
The offer is very intriguing.
an intriguing concept that should engender much debate among climatologists
Victor L. Mote, Siberia, 1998
The next two phases of the Cambrian … mark the strangest, most important, and most intriguing of all episodes in the fossil record of animals—the short interval known as the Cambrian explosion …
—Stephen Jay Gould, Natural History, July/August 1998
The folklorist Jan Brunvand has documented hundreds of "urban legends," intriguing stories that everyone swears happened to a friend of a friend … and that circulate for years in nearly identical form in city after city, but that can never be documented as real events.
—Steven Pinker, The Language Instinct, 1994
The offer is very intriguing.
an intriguing concept that should engender much debate among climatologists
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—Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
The study detailed intriguing patterns in the consumption of sugary drinks.
—Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Besides reverent versions of some of Jim Croce songs, intriguing new interpretations of others and covers that help explore some inspirations and influences, A.J. Croce talks about his father between songs.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2025
Take The Pitt, for example, a medical drama set over the course of a 15 hour-long shift that reconnects ER star Noah Wyle with the showrunner of the iconic series, or Paradise, an intriguing political murder-mystery that reunites Sterling K. Brown with his This Is Us creator.
—refinery29.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
The study detailed intriguing patterns in the consumption of sugary drinks.
—Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Besides reverent versions of some of Jim Croce songs, intriguing new interpretations of others and covers that help explore some inspirations and influences, A.J. Croce talks about his father between songs.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2025
Take The Pitt, for example, a medical drama set over the course of a 15 hour-long shift that reconnects ER star Noah Wyle with the showrunner of the iconic series, or Paradise, an intriguing political murder-mystery that reunites Sterling K. Brown with his This Is Us creator.
—refinery29.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Intriguing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intriguing. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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