"captivating events" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used to describe events that are interesting, exciting, or engaging in some way. Example: The festival was filled with captivating events, from live music performances to interactive art exhibits.
What originally appeared to be an overly drawn-out nominating process has turned into a captivating event because of the closeness of the race between Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama.
They have won nine straight games against the Orioles, who drew 23,171 fans — many clad in pinstriped jerseys or navy blue T-shirts — on the rare night with the Yankees in town when the most captivating event was playing out 35 miles to the south.
The assault on Hama coincided with the start of another captivating event in the Arab world — the televised trial of Hosni Mubarak, the former Egyptian president whose fall from power and prosecution have resonated throughout the Middle East, serving as a reminder to Mr. Assad and other autocrats of the limits of uncontested power.
But the needs of democracy, as defined by Mrs Blair, captivated by events in "the Arab world", eclipse any of these concerns.
Google has just posted some search trends it saw during the games, offering some insight into which events captivated each country the most.
The difference between Bundick's experience of music festivals then and now made me wonder if the ability to be totally swept up and captivated by these events is relegated to novelty and youth.
Referring to the Cuban leader's arrival here Thursday for his first state visit in more than 40 years, another daily proclaimed "Fidel Si, and the Yankees too," neatly bringing together the two events that are captivating the 24 million people of this baseball-crazed nation.
In surveying the current events that are captivating our national attention, two things distinctly stand out as working to define this moment: oil and data.
Rarely have I been to an event so consistently captivating.
Michael Rosenberg explains on SI.com why this event remains so captivating, even if the quality of play has diminished over the years by all the early departures for fame and fortune.
