Sentence examples for have been riveted from inspiring English sources

Like everyone, I have been riveted by the plays — those plays!

That is a highly sensitive issue at a time when Turks have been riveted by recent wire-tapping scandals.

Pakistanis have been riveted by Shahbaz Taseer and his wife Maheen's accounts of his captivity and release.

In rapid succession, fans around the world have been riveted by events that almost no one could have predicted.

Japanese have been riveted by the sight of prosecutors arresting officials in the Ministry of Finance, the apex of Japan's bureaucracy.

"It struck me that 30 years ago my attention would have been riveted on the control panel, not all the lights below," she said.

If you think of the N.F.L. season as a reality show, then the first two episodes have been riveting.

Ms. Mattila, a charismatic stage animal whose interpretations of roles including Salome have been riveting, appeared to be misjudging the space, trying to create a sense of intimacy by holding back and drawing listeners in.

And for more than a month, they have been riveting viewers with tales of how they killed, kidnapped, raped or beheaded other Iraqis, usually for a few hundred dollars per victim.

And her recent guest host appearances on This Week, particularly the one with Roger Ailes and Arianna Huffington - have been riveting.

It would have been riveting to hear Mr. Ovitz explain to the jury why he hired Mr. Pellicano.