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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One of the most intriguing dishes, ‘Pomodoro Strattu,’ is inspired by a 4,000 year-old recipe and combines roasted tomatoes with onions, fennel and capers.
—Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Scientists and engineers are seeking novel ways to restore these fragile habitats, and one intriguing approach looks to underwater soundscapes.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Nov. 2024
Jerry/Garry Gergich actor Jim O'Heir's new book Welcome to Pawnee: Stories of Friendship, Waffles, and Parks and Recreation is stuffed to the gills with intriguing, revealing, sometimes downright shocking facts about the making of the beloved NBC sitcom.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Depending on what happens with Bregman's free agency, this would be an intriguing alternative for the Astros to keep in mind.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Scientists and engineers are seeking novel ways to restore these fragile habitats, and one intriguing approach looks to underwater soundscapes.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Nov. 2024
Jerry/Garry Gergich actor Jim O'Heir's new book Welcome to Pawnee: Stories of Friendship, Waffles, and Parks and Recreation is stuffed to the gills with intriguing, revealing, sometimes downright shocking facts about the making of the beloved NBC sitcom.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Depending on what happens with Bregman's free agency, this would be an intriguing alternative for the Astros to keep in mind.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Intriguing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intriguing. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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