intrigued

Example Sentences

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Intrigued but skeptical, Urbina followed up with WhatsApp messages, hoping he might really be an immigration attorney.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

Intrigued by media reports of the unfolding scandal, in 2022 documentary director Ellena Wood began her own investigation into the Jesus Army.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025

Intrigued by altruism, he established the Heroic Imagination Project, devoted to the belief — in his own words — that “each and every seemingly ordinary person on this planet is capable of committing heroic acts.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2024

Intrigued by the hype, I recently spent several weeks using Perplexity as my default search engine on both desktop and mobile.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2024

Intrigued by that enigma, he dug so deeply into her sentiments that in search of interest he found love, because by trying to make her love him he ended up falling in love with her.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez