How to Use interested in a Sentence

interested

adjective
  • I'm interested to hear what you have to say.
  • The plan will have to be approved by all interested parties.
  • I'd be interested to learn more about his background.
  • I asked him if he wanted to play tennis, but he said he wasn't interested.
  • The listeners were all greatly interested in the lecture.
  • I was very interested to learn that she had once lived in California.
  • None of them seemed to be in a hurry or to be interested in the others.
    Jonathan Franzen, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Male flies are less interested in these smells as a sign of food.
    Christine Picard, Discover Magazine, 9 Sep. 2023
  • O’Brien takes a firmly closed door and opens it just a tiny crack if the Krafts are interested.
    Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Doja Cat seems to have a new man in her life — and she’s been interested in him for a while.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 19 Aug. 2024
  • The Bruins would be among at least a dozen interested bidders if Stamkos opts out of the Bay.
    Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023
  • The problem is the industry has changed and no one is interested in the song – or Claude.
    Jaden Thompson, Variety, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Omar is less interested in stoking the flames of his feuds.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2023
  • Trump and Musk aren’t interested in these sorts of details, of course.
    John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2025
  • There’s a lot of interested parties for all the right reasons.
    oregonlive, 21 July 2023
  • Madison doesn't seem to be interested in Allen in the least bit, but the poor guy is trying to impress her.
    Sonia Granados, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Phil takes an interested look at all the action, then grabs a huge handful of candy from the bowl by the door and heads out.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
  • There would have to have been some warning signs for the parent that the child could possibly be interested in the gun and take the gun to school.
    Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Those who are interested can sign up here for free here.
    al, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Still, there's a lot of consumers in the United States that have not cruised and are interested in cruising.
    Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2023
  • That said, my sense is there are a lot of clubs who are interested in being part of this historic game.
    Dave Skretta, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Foster, who is British, is interested in the effects of extreme heat on the body.
    Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2022
  • But the Rangers may be interested in making moves and sorting out the mess later.
    Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Friends of the boys were quite interested and a large crowd was on hand, with fully 50 cars being parked ona space near the August Holtz firm.
    Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • There is simply a whole lot of Suits to watch for anyone interested.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The Cowboys may be interested in an Owens, in this case, Terrell.
    Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2022
  • And then there's a lot of U.S. investors very interested in the decline of TikTok, so that's going on behind the scenes at the same time.
    CBS News, 19 Mar. 2023
  • That said, the Rodeo moves at its own pace happily—like a marathoner who can go the distance but isn't interested in the sprints.
    Arthur St. Antoine, Car and Driver, 18 June 2023
  • Kuleba was cynical about the prospect of peace talks, saying Putin was not interested in a deal.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Europe is interested in standing up against this, the U.S. is interested in standing up against this.
    Adam Bearne, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025

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