interest
noun
the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something.
were interesting
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past progressiveof interest.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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But as it turned out, the bits that were interesting weren’t true, and the bits that were true weren’t interesting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
"Aaron Bean is an avid iNaturalist user who opportunistically took some photos of a few plants that were interesting on the property."
From Science Daily ● May 18, 2026
With Farrell rolling the dice in his selection - dropping James Lowe as well as giving Cian Prendergast a rare start - there were interesting subplots aplenty as the game neared.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026
What was the research you were seeing about the power dynamics in a role like that that were interesting to you at the time?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2025
I couldn’t help thinking that it would be awfully nice to have people think you were interesting enough to put on TV.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
