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Discover LudwigThe phrase "be riveted" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe someone being completely absorbed or fascinated by something, often in the context of a story, performance, or event. Example: "The audience was so captivated by the performance that they seemed to be riveted to their seats."
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be riveted
verb
To attach or fasten parts by using rivets
synonyms
Exact(55)
Everyone claimed to be riveted.
The whole room would be riveted.
Read them both — you'll be riveted!
Normally, we would be riveted by the finally here N.F.L. playoffs.
Europeans are right to be riveted by what's happening in Ferguson.
But more likely, readers will be riveted by the book's genre-bending structure and superb pace.
Similar(5)
The tales can be riveting.
It can be riveting.
She found Raniere to be riveting.
We were riveted.
The audience was riveted.
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