Example Sentences

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They were entertaining, they were intriguing and they were a failure.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025

Clarke's observations about his attitude were intriguing, too.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2024

The results were intriguing: While kelp forests suffered dramatic losses along the Northern and Southern coastlines, they had increased in abundance in central California.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2024

Although both casts’ positions matched the illustration, there were intriguing discrepancies.

From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2022

But precisely at the moment when it is suggested that the Jacobites were intriguing to introduce the Royal Arch degree into Masonry they are also said to have been engaged in elaborating the "Scottish Rite."

From Secret Societies And Subversive Movements by Webster, Nesta H.