fascinating

adjective

fas·ci·nat·ing | \ ˈfas-ˌnā-tiŋ

, ˈfa-sə-ˌnā-\

Definition of fascinating

: extremely interesting or charming : captivating a fascinating documentary gave a fascinating account of the expedition

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Examples of fascinating in a Sentence

the fascinating cities and peoples of central Asia have been intriguing travelers at least since the time of Marco Polo the fascinating—but dubious—legend that Pocahontas rescued John Smith from certain death

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Burtt gets into his own personal history, which is fascinating, but here are a few choices that might be of special interest to PopMech readers. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "The Real World Stuff Behind Star Wars' Iconic Sounds," 3 Apr. 2019 This year especially, the race for some of the top categories — Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Actress — will be particularly fascinating to watch. — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "See If Your 2019 Oscars Predictions Match Up With the Projected Winners," 23 Feb. 2019 Treehouse architecture is both fascinating and whimsical, a harkening to the joys and nostalgia of childhood. — Megan Barber, Curbed, "You can buy this tiny treehouse shaped like a pinecone," 11 Dec. 2018 All this paints a fascinating and human — if unsurprising — portrait of the singer, who was tragically found dead in a hotel bathtub in 2012, at the age of 48. — refinery29.com, "Whitney Review: A Big Twist That Obscures An Even Bigger Life," 5 July 2018 With Road America up next on the Verizon IndyCar Series calendar, that can only mean one thing: The second half of the season is upon us, and with it comes a laundry list of fascinating and yet-to-be answered questions. — Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, "NBCSN IndyCar analyst Paul Tracy predicts how rest of season will unfold," 20 June 2018 Which is horrible—but also wonderful in other ways, because fascinating things started surfacing: notes from Diana Vreeland or Si Newhouse or Helmut Newton. — Francesco Carrozzini, WSJ, "In Franca Sozzani’s Letters, A Son Sees His Mother’s Creative Spirit," 11 Feb. 2019 Although the number of personnel Russia claims to be participating (297,000) is surely exaggerated, the troops involved and doing some pretty fascinating things. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "What Russia's Wargames Propaganda Tells Us About Its Military," 13 Sep. 2018 But there are few things more fascinating than sharks. — Jamie Seidel, Fox News, "Prehistoric survivor? How we know the 'Meg' is dead," 15 Aug. 2018

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