rivet
noun
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
have riveted
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present perfectof rivet.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The Kavanaugh hearings have riveted the country in a way that few news stories have the power to do.
From Slate ● Oct. 4, 2018
It says something good about the U.S. that the travails of one small suburb have riveted the nation’s attention.
From BusinessWeek ● Aug. 21, 2014
Snowden’s revelations of what the NSA does to gather information and control technology, which have riveted the planet since June, are only part of the equation.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2013
The revelations have riveted this community and the surrounding area, drawing a range of reactions from disgust to disbelief to curiosity.
From New York Times ● Aug. 29, 2013
The scene was magnificently wild and lonely, and would have riveted the attention and excited the admiration of any one less absent than Bryan.
From Ungava by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
