intrigue

Example Sentences

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The film’s narrative is scattered across two intersecting timelines that steadily build tension, suspicion and intrigue.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

He was a 25-year-old tinkering with self-tanners, but all the intrigue and action seemed to be around the lab next door, with its strange music, flashing lights and tinfoil covering the porthole.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

What’s Next: Prediction markets are increasingly showing up in conversations about American culture, including Wall Street’s own version of palace intrigue.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

And I think that’s, to be honest, where the sort of intrigue or interest into that transportation into another.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

Anything so long concealed couldn’t fail to intrigue me.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides