INTRIGUING in a Sentence
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57 example sentences for INTRIGUING, such as:
1. He was intrigued out of power.
2. Marat in his youth had had amorous intrigues.
3. She discovered a web of intrigue in the company.
4. Our team came up with some most intriguing finds.
5. He was made king as a result of various intrigues.
2. Marat in his youth had had amorous intrigues.
3. She discovered a web of intrigue in the company.
4. Our team came up with some most intriguing finds.
5. He was made king as a result of various intrigues.
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Meanings and Examples of INTRIGUING
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intriguing
v. form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
n. a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
Classic Sentence: (44 in 3 pages)
1 For some time confused and intriguing sounds had issued from a long many-windowed room which overhung the terrace.
2 You had not your little wits sharpened by their intriguing against you, suppressed and defenceless, under the mask of sympathy and pity and what not that is soft and soothing.
3 But intriguing people have to invent a noxious, dangerous party.
4 They beguiled the time by backbiting and intriguing against each other in a foolish kind of way.
5 It was only at headquarters that there was depression, uneasiness, and intriguing; in the body of the army they did not ask themselves where they were going or why.
6 We blame the church when she is saturated with intrigues, we despise the spiritual which is harsh toward the temporal; but we everywhere honor the thoughtful man.
7 Marat in his youth had had amorous intrigues.
8 Bonacieux, the respectable martyr of the political and amorous intrigues which entangled themselves so nicely together at this gallant and chivalric period.
9 de Chevreuse not only served the queen in her political intrigues, but, what tormented him still more, in her amorous intrigues.
10 Besides, I long ago determined to put an end to all these petty intrigues of policy and love.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context Highlight In 16 IN WHICH M. SEGUIER, KEEPER OF THE SEALS, LOOKS MORE THAN ONCE FOR THE BELL
Context Highlight In 16 IN WHICH M. SEGUIER, KEEPER OF THE SEALS, LOOKS MORE THAN ONCE FOR THE BELL
11 D'Artagnan looked with stupefaction at a man who thus employed the unlimited power with which he was clothed by the confidence of a king in the prosecution of his intrigues.
12 He imagined himself to be drawn into one of those fantastic intrigues one meets in dreams.
13 "--of intrigues and secrets of state," continued d'Artagnan, complying with the recommendation.
14 She knew her brother-in-law to be a worthy gentleman, a bold hunter, an intrepid player, enterprising with women, but by no means remarkable for his skill in intrigues.
15 Milady, on the contrary, was quite conversant with all aristocratic intrigues, amid which she had constantly lived for five or six years.
Example Sentence:
1 The concept of interleague play in major league baseball is certainly intriguing, worthy of serious consideration.
2 An intriguing item on the news pages caused me to raise an eyebrow over my morning coffee.
3 The magazine carries an intriguing mixture of high fashion, gossip and racing.
4 She was intriguing with her sister against her mother.
5 One or two of the earlier photos reveal an intriguing androgyny not normally associated with the actress.
6 Our team came up with some most intriguing finds.
7 He was made king as a result of various intrigues.
8 He asks occasional questions, but usually just about how the speaker came to a certain conclusion, it's the thought process more than the answer that seems to intrigue him.
9 It's set against a backdrop of intrigue within the oil industry.
10 She discovered a web of intrigue in the company.
11 Throughout history, people have been intrigued by the question of whether there is intelligent life elsewhere in the universe.
12 He was intrigued out of power.
13 Even so, the National Cancer Institute is intrigued enough to be providing a million dollars of funding to produce enough of the genetically engineered cold virus.