Sentence examples for riveting attention from inspiring English sources
"Stone is a master at getting attention and riveting attention on his candidate," said Richard Schrader, a Democratic consultant not involved in the governor's race.
As I shook her hand, I was stunned by her warmth, her wit as noted by the twinkle in her eyes and her riveting attention which she gave to me and to all her guests.
The Euro 2012 football championship — soccer to Americans — is riveting attention in Europe, perhaps more than the rescue of the Spanish banks or the Greek election on Sunday.
When Mr. Goodman enters, naturally he becomes the riveting center of attention.
Much of what makes "Mens Suits" so riveting is in the attention to detail and labor-intensive determination to get everything just right.
This is the kind of problem one doesn't enjoy addressing because Ms. Whelan's authority is earned out of the best kind of dance honesty: She isn't a superficially showy dancer, she doesn't try to leave out steps, and she is riveting simply by her attention to movement.
When he goes against the grain of his own prejudices -- and keeps in check his desire to be the center of attention -- "Bowling for Columbine" is riveting and scary, and its vision of a society racked by fear, riven by inequality and armed to the teeth is neither comforting nor easily wished away.
It was as if the eighty-seven-year-old nun had been waiting for the moment when she would attract the least attention, on the day before the most riveting funeral in decades.
It is more than a notation in the historical record, this is a riveting account of stories that must be told about a trade that has grabbed everyone's attention, whether beer aficionado or mere lover of history.
But it was riveting television.
