Sentence examples for a captivating figure from inspiring English sources

Cohen was a captivating figure on Wall Street.

He cut a captivating figure onstage: tall and slim, dynamic, incredibly articulate and a master of the research craft.

I found him to be a captivating figure, but the music was just too 1979 funky pub-rock.

Micah True, a one-time prizefighter who adopted a nomadic lifestyle and became a captivating figure in the world of ultramarathon running, was found dead March 31.

That was 17 years ago and photos from that period show a captivating figure, at once shy and fiercely proud, wary and utterly self-possessed.

A captivating figure with an impressive courtroom presence and a desire to "leave no stone unturned in the interests of the client", Scrivener was in demand to represent clients in some of the most high-profile cases of the day at home and abroad, ranging from high finance (including multi-million dollar fraud cases in Hong Kong) to murder and all areas in between.

That said, these other films don't have the legend that is Werner Herzog, and he's a captivating, maddening figure.

However, when the role is held by such captivating figure as Pope Francis, the pope matters a lot.

Along with Houston, the most captivating figure here is Antonio López de Santa Anna, the Mexican general to whom Mr. Brands ascribes Napoleonic ambitions.

But the Russians were the captivating figures.

Other captivating figures in the exhibition include Lucian Freud, in Bacon's portraits, and Giacometti's wife and mistress (in separate, and markedly different, paintings).