intriguing
adjective
in·trigu·ing
in-ˈtrē-giŋ 
: engaging the interest to a marked degree : fascinating
an intriguing story
Examples of intriguing in a Sentence
The Huns are intriguing not only because of their notoriously hawkish history, but also because of their place as middlemen between Mongol and Turkic ethnicity.
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Victor L. Mote, Siberia, 1998
The next two phases of the Cambrian … mark the strangest, most important, and most intriguing of all episodes in the fossil record of animals—the short interval known as the Cambrian explosion …
—Stephen Jay Gould, Natural History, July/August 1998
The folklorist Jan Brunvand has documented hundreds of "urban legends," intriguing stories that everyone swears happened to a friend of a friend … and that circulate for years in nearly identical form in city after city, but that can never be documented as real events.
—Steven Pinker, The Language Instinct, 1994
The offer is very intriguing.
an intriguing concept that should engender much debate among climatologists
Victor L. Mote, Siberia, 1998
The next two phases of the Cambrian … mark the strangest, most important, and most intriguing of all episodes in the fossil record of animals—the short interval known as the Cambrian explosion …
—Stephen Jay Gould, Natural History, July/August 1998
The folklorist Jan Brunvand has documented hundreds of "urban legends," intriguing stories that everyone swears happened to a friend of a friend … and that circulate for years in nearly identical form in city after city, but that can never be documented as real events.
—Steven Pinker, The Language Instinct, 1994
The offer is very intriguing.
an intriguing concept that should engender much debate among climatologists
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Looking down from high above produces a novel, intriguing and sometimes ambiguous perspective.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
Navy blue's recent surge in popularity is threatening its position as a more intriguing alternative to black or charcoal.
—Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
The 22 different tournaments at the Esports World Cup all contain their own characters and storylines: young men and women who dream of stardom through gaming, and underdogs seeking the glory that comes from an upset, offering up a variety of intriguing stories.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 4 July 2025
The two freshmen are intriguing, talented options for the Hurricanes.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2025
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
Navy blue's recent surge in popularity is threatening its position as a more intriguing alternative to black or charcoal.
—Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
The 22 different tournaments at the Esports World Cup all contain their own characters and storylines: young men and women who dream of stardom through gaming, and underdogs seeking the glory that comes from an upset, offering up a variety of intriguing stories.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 4 July 2025
The two freshmen are intriguing, talented options for the Hurricanes.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2025
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“Intriguing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intriguing. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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