- present participle of fascinate.
fascinating
Example Sentences
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A fascinating passage of play halted when things get too gloomy.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Although the formation is remarkable on its own, the surrounding landscape tells an equally fascinating story.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
Nonetheless, even against the background of a nation in flames the Gold Rush is a fascinating saga, especially in the hands of so capable a chronicler as Nathaniel Philbrick.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
While Johnson’s elasticity as a performer is a bit more contentious, I’ve always found her choices fascinating — oscillating between rom-coms, superhero films and arthouse horror with the bat of a mascara’d eye.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
I could make no sense of the subject; my own thoughts swam always between me and the page I had usually found fascinating.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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