How to Use fascinate in a Sentence

fascinate

verb
  • Her paintings never fail to fascinate.
  • And that fascinated me, the strength of his north star.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 11 Jan. 2024
  • This is still the same New York, and that's what fascinated me.
    CBS News, 29 June 2019
  • One of the things that fascinates me is the pivotal role of rodeos in the family’s life.
    Josh Haner, National Geographic, 29 June 2018
  • We were fascinated by the fact that part of the building still stands there.
    Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 June 2018
  • The ropes, wires and shifting sets that keep the play moving fascinate her.
    Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 16 June 2022
  • Brady: Well, and one of the things that fascinates me is this upper limit idea.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
  • We’ve always been fascinated by the trees, in which some of the trees exceed 4,000 years in age.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2024
  • More than the movie, I was really fascinated by the creation of the project.
    Pino Gagliardi, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Sep. 2023
  • But [the script] had the monologue, and what fascinated me was the monologue was real.
    Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Or even within the law, what areas fascinate you the most?
    Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 29 May 2024
  • She was fascinated by the use of language and the way her students used it.
    Andrea Cavallier, NBC News, 24 Dec. 2019
  • Growing up on the Isle of Wight, she is fascinated by fossils that wash up on the shore.
    Ruth Franklin, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
  • There is one single shot from Revenge of the Sith that fascinates me.
    Darren Franich, EW.com, 3 Dec. 2019
  • Hall is aware of the concerns about kids being fascinated with guns in the wrong way.
    Martin Kaste, NPR, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Gone are the days of just rolling a ball around or being fascinated by their face in a mirror.
    Jessica Booth, Parents, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Her life in the spotlight and tragic death have fascinated the public since the day she was born -- as the King of Rock and Roll's princess.
    Claire Pedersen, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Here are six queens, among many, to inspire, fascinate — and to follow on YouTube.
    Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022
  • This has to do, partly, with why we are fascinated by heroes in the first place.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • She is also fascinated by birds and loves to birdwatch through the window from her perch on the very top of the cat tree.
    The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2024
  • She was fascinated with all the flavors, the cultures, and the dishes.
    Omid Scobie, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Sep. 2018
  • The public was fascinated by the trial, but the brothers became the butt of jokes.
    Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2024
  • In the sweet video, Kelly's 13-month-old son Sidney sits on his mom's lap and is fascinated by a dog.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Which trend in current Latin music fascinates you the most?
    Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 8 May 2024
  • But Waller, 60, who co-owns a neon sign shop in Somerville and has long been fascinated by Graves Light, always hoped to bring it back.
    Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Celmins was terrified of the airplanes and fascinated by them at the same time.
    Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2019
  • This is so odd — I was fascinated by this literal phone booth in the middle of the desert around 20 years ago.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Share Your Thoughts Which young art-world stars fascinate you and what makes their work intriguing?
    Kelly Crow, WSJ, 16 June 2019
  • The life and death of Mary, Queen of Scots, continue to fascinate almost 500 years after her reign.
    Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 June 2020
  • Seth had seen other successful you-pick farms in the area and was fascinated by the idea of re-creating the Netherlands' iconic flower fields in Alabama.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 Mar. 2025

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