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.
was riveting
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past progressiveof rivet.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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What followed was riveting, made all the more compelling by the Australian plan to have fielders on the boundary for the entire day.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2023
If Hutchinson’s live testimony before the select committee was riveting, her deposition testimony, taken several months later and released Thursday, is a page-turner: The Godfather meets John Grisham meets "All the President’s Men."
From Washington Post ● Dec. 23, 2022
It was riveting stuff, even as the frustration kept mounting.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 15, 2022
Almost every single sentence she said was new and it was riveting.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2022
And at every point it was riveting: here was a group of eight people up on a stage without a net, creating a play before our eyes.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
