rivet
Example Sentences
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Cummins was in the moment, time suspended, her focus riveted on her students.
From Los Angeles Times
Small amounts of iron from parts such as rivets and other fasteners mix into the recycled metal.
From Science Daily
Was there any doubt that this absurdly riveting bad blood showdown could do anything but take it to the brink, like it had in Vancouver 2010, or even Boston a year ago?
Wagner Moura’s riveting star turn in “The Secret Agent” made him the first Brazilian man nominated for an Academy Award for lead actor.
From Los Angeles Times
Turner, an inveterate traveler, was rarely without a sketchbook in hand, and manifold drawings and watercolors, many dating from his continental expeditions, underscore his riveting sense of color and drama in nature.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.