Sentence examples for are captivating for from inspiring English sources

This "real life" Nathan and Elena are captivating for their normality, an entirely alien state of affairs in the wider context of the characters.

Charles Banks-Altekruse's argument for establishing a permanent site for the Olympic Games ("Give the Olympics a Home," Op-Ed, March 1) misses the overriding point of the Games for the millions like me who sit at home and are captivated for two weeks every two years.

This work was captivating for two reasons.

But the picture has not been captivating for investors.

The contest, played in the early afternoon heat and bright sunshine, was captivating for two sets but after Djokovic broke in the first game of the final set, he never looked back.

When Saradzhev was seven years old, the sound of a particularly powerful church bell caused him to lose consciousness, and he was captivated for life.

On 5 August of last year, we were captivated for a brief moment as Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory tried to land a 1-ton Mini Cooper-sized rover on Mars using a seemingly crazy combination of parachutes, rockets, and a sky crane.

Still, it's not the sort of thing many people are very likely to sit through for the whole hour, and one part of the public is especially unlikely to be captivated for long by Mr. Vitiello's work: small children.

But many photographs are captivating simply for the beauty of jewelry and costumes that they display, as in the sumptuous beadwork adorning the head, neck and shoulders of a young Masai bride.

Major League Baseball, the NFL and the NBA are captivating because, for better or worse, we believe them to be fair.

And the Jamaican sprinters are captivating; Elaine Thompson gets my vote for the best celebration so far.